Richmond Family Updates

(Written by Becky)

Mom had a dr. appointment with the oncologist yesterday to review her first month on Tarceva, the chemo pill. They didn’t do any scans because this drug usually takes 3-4 months to start working. This visit was just to see how Mom is feeling, eating and sleeping. She had some questions, which the doctor took time to answer. She really is a great doctor. They also drew some blood to test Mom’s levels and we got the results in 10 minutes. (Isn’t technology amazing?) All of Mom’s blood levels were in the normal ranges, which is a GREAT sign that things are ok.

Mom has another visit just like this scheduled on October 13th at which time they will schedule a scan for early November. Until then, we follow our treatment routine which is so complicated now, we’ll have to write a separate blog post some time if you are interested in hearing about every single thing we are doing.

Thank you for your continued prayers as we settle into a new routine, a new lifestyle and a new treatment. Our friends and family have been unbelievably encouraging and we mean it when we say that we couldn’t be surviving this without you.

P.S. DAD GOT HIS CAST OFF TODAY! He is SO happy! He has a boot cast that is soft and allows him to start putting weight on his foot. I tease him that he looks like an old man in his shorts, compression stocking and big huge “shoe.”  

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