September 29th update

Nancy went into the Doctor on Wednesday to see if she could get something to help her energy.  They made a couple of adjustments in her meds.  Friday she was no better so we visited again.  She still had no energy and her right eye was still not right.  It was determined to have a PET scan of her head.  Initially, there was no findings, then further review from the radiologist showed some differences to her previous scan.  The next step was an MRI scan of Nancy's head Friday night at 10:00 at Holy Family.

The results were expedited and the news was not good.  The cancer has changed to HER2+.  We knew that.  What we did not know is that it was agressive and had spread to her brain.  Nancy has cancer in the bone of her skull, on her brain, next to her right eye and in the top 2 vertebrae.  Nancy had no symptoms other than the eye to detect this.  She has not had a headache in 2 months.  This weekend she is to rest.

Monday we start with an echocardiogram.  The probable new treatments are very hard on the heart and the echo results are important.  Then we visit Dr Anthony for an update.  We know another test, a lumbar puncture,  will also need to be done before they can determine treatment.  It is possible we will have this procedure done in Kirkland and also meet with the Doctors there to have 2 opinions on what to do next.

We will do our best to keep this blog updated.  Your support and prayers are appreciated.