Here we GEAUX...our first blog update from Jane's family

Jane and her family have had many family members and friends provide support and offer prayers for Jane during Jane's present battle with cancer that has reoccurred after ten years of living cancer free.  The family sincerely appreciates the prayers and support during this difficult time.

At this point, Jane's treatment regime is expected to be as follows at MD Anderson's Center for Targeted  Therapy.  Jane is presently scheduled to have three separate 21 day cycles of chemotherapy combined with an experimental biological agent at M D Anderson Cancer Hospital starting on Friday, November 4, 2011.  Jane did not have either drug ten years ago hence the drugs' effects on Jane or her cancer are not entirely clear.  The first 21 day cycle ends right before Thanksgiving and is not expected to be too hard on Jane. As Jane progresses through each cycle, the family expects to have a better understanding of the drugs' effects and correspondingly what the families' needs will be from time to time.  The last cycle ends around early January at which time MD Anderson will assess the effectiveness of this clinical trial.

During this time, many of you have offered to assist Jane's family, which is greatly appreciated, for carpools, meals, errands, whatever, etc. At this time, four of Jane's friends have agreed to act as coordinators and will compile a list of available persons who are ready to help out.  These friends will organize resources, to the extent needed, and, again, the family sincerely appreciates all the assistance and support.  The timing and needs for assistance will greatly depend on Jane's progression during the clinical trials.  Do not worry, the family will not be bashful about requesting assistance.  If you wish to assist, please post in the comment section in the blog your willingness to assist and one of Jane's friends will contact you.

As you can imagine, during this time Jane will need to conserve her energy to be strong and fight hard.  The family requests that we respect their privacy and family time and rely on this blog for information about Jane's treatment.  We will keep you updated so everyone can continue to pray for Jane's full recovery.

Servant of God Don Alvaro, Intercede For Jane!