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Posted by: Dan @ 8:55 pm
My apologies to friends who have to hear it this way, but phone calls to parents took it all out of me and I have nothing left. And I want to be with Sandy every minute. But we felt it important that everyone gets the word as soon as possible. I can barely breathe and the river of tears we have cried today has all but swept us away.
Sandy, our son Cameron and I went to her oncologist this morning to learn the results of the MRI Sandy had late yesterday. The results are not good… devastating, but not unexpected given the dramatic change in her condition the past week. The MRI showed that the tumor has grown significantly and there are two other tumor areas, and all these tumors are causing brain swelling. The chemo drugs she has been taking have not worked. So her oncologist here and the oncologist at Stanford have decided that she should stop taking the chemo and continue with just the Decadron to ease the brain swelling. Her doctors are devastated, but their compassion has eased this journey.
The cancer is too aggressive. There is nothing else they can do for her. This type of cancer has no cure. They cannot say how long she will live, but it may be just a few weeks. She will have the best home care possible to ease any symptoms. The decadron has already helped her. She is moving a little better and the headaches are gone. The good news is Sandy is off the chemo - she’s happy about that.
We are going to continue to live everyday and have as much fun as possible. In fact today, after getting this worst possible news, Sandy in her typical compassionate way, turned it around. We were driving home and went past a statuary shop that reminded Sandy of something she had been meaning to do. We bought several concrete animal sculptures - rabbits, a turtle, a bird - and delivered them to the Wellness Place / Good Grief Center for their children’s garden.
The yellow wristbands we and our friends wear are not jewelry — we’re going to continue to LiveStrong. We still encourage people to visit us, and your comments really help strengthen us. Keep the love and prayers coming. We need you more than ever.
Good night,
Dan and Sandy