On Monday, January 17th, mom went in for a routine PET scan. The scan was just to check out her lymphoma and ensure it was still in remission. She had just finished maintenance chemo sessions in November with the outlook pretty optimistic. This past week, Monday January 23rd we heard the devastating news that not only was her lymphoma was back, but they had also found a mass in her lung. After undergoing tests, it has been determined that mom has been diagnosed with a new lung cancer, in addition to her lymphoma (both of which are currently active in her body). She has undergone a heart study to determine if her heart is strong enough to endure another round of chemo treatments. This round of chemo will be much stronger. Instead of going once next week to begin her treatments, she will go through treatments next Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday- definitively planning on taking a toll on her body.
As expected, we are all very scared about the months that lay head but also have a faith in God that he will once again give our family the strength to get through this trial. Lucky for mom, she has a great family who will help bear the cross with her!
As her treatments begin, I will continue to update you- post more pictures of mom and hopefully get her to enter her own blog entries about how she is feeling! Please keep our family in your prayers and thoughts!
