February 9th

GREAT NEWS!!!!

I spoke with mom's oncologist, Dr. Mccune, yesterday about her "clear" test results from the spinal fluid sample they took last month and clear means that there are no detectable cancer cells in her spinal fluid!!!! Miracle of all miracles. Mom no longer has cancer in her spinal fluid! Isn't that wonderful? If that isn't a testament to the power of prayer, I don't know what is!

She still has some treatments left to complete so I will keep you updated on those. Also, Dr. Mccune feels that the pain mom has been experiencing in her shoulder/neck/arm is not cancer related. He says that cancer pain is a constant pain and the fact that mom's pain is in and out and related to how she is positioned, he feels that it might be a herniated disk or perhaps a pinched nerve. But the good news is that it's not the cancer. So, she will be seeing an orthopedist next week to see if we can get her straightened out.

I asked Dr. Mccune also about the primary tumor in her head that we were originally dealing with and he says that until mom gets her shoulder pain and everything under control, they can't do the MRI that they need to do because it hurts her too much to lay flat like that. So once she gets better, they will MRI her head again and see where we are with that tumor.

But for the most part, it was wonderful hearing that the chemo is working and mom is getting better!! She did really well with her chemo treatment yesterday and everything went fine there, too. Praise the Lord for working in mom's life and thank you to everyone who have been praying and continue to pray for her. Keep it up! It's because of prayer that mom is still with us.

~Lindsey