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Cathys CT Scan results are in and looking good.

By bayrealtor
Posted July 2, 2009 at 6:20 pm · 7 replies
In Non-small cell lung cancer - Stage IV
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Hello all!

Cathy had her CT scan this morning and I just read the report and all is "stable" after "dramatic improvement" in both lungs back in April! This all after starting Tarceva in Feb. Febs CT showed progression while on alimta and avastin.
She has continued taking the avastin with the Tarceva.
So folks.......Never give up and rememebr there is new leading edge medicine out there being tested every day.

Love and God Be with you all!

Bill & Cathy

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By Marylou1
Posted July 2, 2009 at 6:33 pm
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Yayyyy Cathy !! You Go Girl ! ******Happy Dance*****
******My first dance of the day and loving it.*********
Time to celebrate with fireworks. Oh, and dinner too.
Much Love,
Marylou

By kq182
Posted July 2, 2009 at 7:12 pm
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Bill and Cathy, I am so happy for you, and her great scan results, keep up the good work, and have a happy 4th, yes it is time to celebrate!!! Huggs, Karen

By Marg
Posted July 2, 2009 at 7:20 pm
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Thanks for sharing the good news. So glad Cathy is doing so well.

Marg

By bayrealtor
Posted July 2, 2009 at 8:32 pm
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Thanks all!
Want you all to know that we have never met but you feel like our good friends and family! It is so important to have you in our lives........!

Love and God be with you!

Bill & Cathy
PS: Cathys trip to Vegas was cancelled! So now we can go to the beach and watch the fireworks together!

By cuddles53
Posted July 2, 2009 at 8:34 pm
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I couldn't be happier for you, and you of all people are so deserving to get healthy again! Go out and enjoy this beautiful holiday weekend, thanks for the post it is going to help some other new people we have coming in for the first time to see there is real hope, not just false promises. These oncologists are still telling patients they have a few short months to live, what is wrong with them, are they not seeing us? I figured out why now that they tell us this, it is so when we do beat their odds, they can take all the credit for healing you, if they said we are going to win this fight and we don't, then they will be to blame, this way by saying we only have 3 or 12 months or whatever, they know how much praise they are going to get and they feed off of this.it is the only explanation I can think of.
Great news for you! happy dancing and Happy holidays this 4th of July weekend!
Sandy

By ValS
Posted July 2, 2009 at 11:35 pm
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Hi Bill and Cathy,

Great news about MRI and CT scan. Enjoy the 4th with the fireworks at the beach. And just enjoy each other.

Valerie

By KatInNM
Posted July 4, 2009 at 3:12 pm
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Fantastic! Way to go, Cathy and Bill!
Hugs,
Kathy

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