I've been on edge all week with that dreaded "scanxiety," but I just got a wonderful phone call from my mom. The doctor brought in my dad's test results, and they showed a 20 percent reduction! This is his third line of treatment, so we were surprised and overwhelmingly grateful. Thank you all for the prayers and support. Dad is stage IV with mets to the bone, liver and spleen. He started out on carbo/taxol/avastin, then went to alimta, and now he's on a trial with tarceva and nexavar/placebo. He was never tested for the mutation, but he is a never-smoker.
On a side note, I've spent the whole week taking in all of the tragedy we've seen recently and telling myself how my dad's results were just going to add to the long string of losses these past few weeks. While waiting on the phone call from my mom, I kept thinking about Pat Kitts, her good attitude and strong faith. But I was thinking about the loss her family must be feeling and how unfair it all seemed. And then it hit me...no matter how bad it got, Pat always seemed to end her updates with "holding on to hope." And I said to myself, "Ok...I'll give it a try. I'll hold on to hope." Not five minutes later, my mom called with the good news. I just can't help but feel that Pat is up there looking out for all of us. I still pray that God wraps her family in all the love and peace that Pat continues to bring to others.
- Nikki
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