Hi Everyone,
Mom and Dad have skipped town! They are in Mt. Grove for the weekend to see family. I am sure everyone down there is as excited to see Mom as she has been to see them.
On the medical and treatment plan front, this has been a very busy and eventful week. Since they blasted out of town, I have not gotten every detail, but I will provide the general status here.
Mom was fitted with the mask for her radiation treatment this week. In Linda Holland's unique fashion, she treated the fitting, which involved nearly-molten hot plastic molding to her face, as a spa treatment! She also met with Dr. Pendergrass, her local oncologist, to learn more about his opinion on the Avastin chemo treatment recommended by Duke. He has been generally against Avastin because of potential side-effects and limitations of the drug, but since the specialists at Duke have recommended this treatment, it warrents a close look. Dr. Pendergrass's nurse practitioner recommended contacting another neuro-oncologist here in Kansas City for more information on Avastin. As it turns out, a friend of our family has been under the care of this doctor, and also recommended that we contact him. Dad called his office at St. Luke's here in Kansas City, and was able to schedule an appointment for the next day (Friday). We also learned that this doctor has recently been involved in a clinical trial involving Avastin alongside traditional treatments for Glioblastoma. He is also very connected with the Brain Tumor Center at Duke University. After their meeting on Friday, Mom now has a new primary neuro-oncologist!
This whole series of developments might seem to be a coincidence, but after the tremendous amount of prayer for wisdom and guidance, I find it a little hard to believe this was a chance meeting. Mom has said all along that the proper path would present itself if we all did our homework and listened carefully for answers to our prayers. I think she may have her answer here!
There are several medical details that I don't have just yet, but Mom and Dad were very impressed with his knowledge and experience, and I heard a couple of details he wants to explore that match the research I've done. I really believe Mom is in the right group of hands here.
I will update with more details of her treatment schedule and plan when I learn more.
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I love it when God shows HIMSELF in such a way, it is like you can almost see HIM visably walking in front of you guiding every step. You know that You know You are right where HE wants you to be.
ReplyDeleteI was diagnosed with early stage of breast cancer in January this year and did 7 weeks 5 days a week of radiation. I had my follow-up mammo this week and everything was fine. : )
Anyway, my experience was like yours with seeing God's hand leading & guiding every step of the way. From being told I needed a surgeon, radiation oncologist to an oncologist, where would I begin. But God was faithful and provided beautifully. I did my homework on the internet which then confirmed my plan the doctors had for me.
Keep these blogs coming.