Update (March 31)

Jane completed Cycle 7 on Thursday, March 29th, and on Friday, March 30th, started Cycle 8 of the experimental clinical drug trials at MD Anderson.  Jane has been able to manage her way through most of the side effects with some success.  Each cycle lasts 21 days.  Jane's energy level and stamina typically wanes in the first week after the start of a cycle and gradually increases over the course of the next two weeks.  Jane will start Cycle 9 on or about April 20th.  At the end of Cycle 9 (or about May 11th), Jane will undergo another battery of tests to measure the effectiveness of the drugs and then, depending on the results, the doctors will plot a path forward.

Jane's doctors have cleared her to travel to Lourdes, France on a Knights of Malta sponsored pilgrimage from May 2nd to May 9th of this year.  Lourdes is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrennes mountains in southwest France, famous for the Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes which occurred in 1858 to Bernadette Soubirous, a 14 year old local miller's daughter.  
Following the reports that Our Lady of Lourdes had appeared to Bernadette Soubirous  on a total of eighteen occasions, Lourdes has developed into a major place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage and of miraculous healings.   Bernadette has since been canonized and is now known as Saint Bernadette of Lourdes.  Jane, together with her husband and two sisters, look forward to the Lourdes pilgrimage in early May and will include everyone in their prayers on the pilgrimage.

Many thanks and prayers to everyone supporting Jane and her family through the past seven cycles.   We sincerely appreciate the continued care, concern and prayers from all the family and friends. 

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  1. Hi Jane, the Dozars from Morgan City send their prayers and thoughts to you, Quinn and your boys. You are an amazing woman and I know that your faith, family and friends will get you through this! I spoke with MaryAnn Mahtook (what a small world) and she couldn't say enough about how much you helped her through her own battle that she was able to overcome! Please know that you are all in our prayers daily and that a candle burns in a church in our town for you! Have a wonderful trip to Lourdes and may you feel the presence of God's healing hands. Our love, Laura and Briant

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