Update: 6/27/14

Oncology Update

Written by Blythe Hundley

We had a long day at the OSU James Cancer Center yesterday so I thought I’d fill in for Dori today so she could rest enough to farmers market-it with me. The news was not a surprise, but still disappointing. Liver and lung tumors have had some marked growth, so her doctor decided to stop the targeted therapy and immediately begin a new chemo regimen to see if the aggressive growth could be slowed. The immune therapy had to be briefly stopped to reprecert through Cobra, but will continue in three weeks when she returns to Columbus to get another chemo treatment. The potential trial in Maryland (NCI) is not an option at this time; as she may not maintain during the pre-trial course of no treatment. The hope is that once the growth has been stabilized through chemo, the immune therapy will continue to work and we can begin to look at other trial options (one potential is here in Columbus). All of this beautiful new hair growth will fall out again, but we all know how well Dori can rock a naked head! Dori and Matt are still in good spirits and Carter continues to entertain at all times with a thousand different facial expressions. Continued thoughts and prayers (as always) are appreciated and cherished. Life’s every moment is a blessing so we’re going to go spend the next few at the farmers market!