We are very pleased to share with you that Dad's PET Scan came back with NO surprises! The cancer was not hiding anywhere we couldn't see on the CT, and it did not spread! Tears of joy filled our eyes this time around.
Dr. Roa was in contact with Sloan last week, she posed Dad's case to one of the doctor's there who agreed with our decision to start treatment when we did, and also suggested the same chemo regimen she scripted. A clinical trial just closed in the city that Dad would have qualified for that administered a drug, Erbitux, with chemo cycles. They found that it worked well in these patients and Dr. Roa will be adding this to Dad's next cycle.
Erbitux happens to be one of our accounts at work, so I have access to information about it. I've got some reading to do this week before we meet with Dr. Roa again next week. But, what I know so far is that it's a type of biologic therapy (antibody drug), that is designed to kill cancer cells, while minimizing damage to the healthy cells.
Overall, Dad is looking great, feeling better and has a true light shining around him. The light is hope, strength, love, determination and company; all of you, all of us and everyone we know shining down from the skies. He's had minimal to no side effects from the chemo, and is showing signs of tumor breakdown with a cough that the doctor is happy about.
Let the good news begin!
Thank you once again for everything.
Love,
Keri
(peaceofkeri@gmail.com)
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