Update... {November 18, 2013}

On Monday November 18th, Jane met with her team of doctors at MD Anderson to review the test results as she completed the first three cycles with the single agent treatment plan using the drug Avastin.  The tests indicate that the disease is essentially unchanged, in that it is not growing, which is great news for Jane.  We'd obviously like to see the cancer shrink down to zero but, at this point, a stable disease is really good news and we need to take it one step at a time.  Jane still continues to suffer from small side effects with the Avastin drug although she has tolerated the Avastin drug regime a whole lot better than the other drugs.

At this point, the plan is for Jane to take three more cycles of Avastin, which would involve three - three week cycles of taking the drug at the beginning of week one and then using the next two weeks to recover.  This plan would take Jane through the months of November and December and then Jane would be ready to be "restaged" in about two months or mid-January.  Jane feels a lot better and her spirits and outlook are much improved.

As we head into the Thanksgiving holidays, we all have much to be grateful for and we have been blessed with the love and support of so many friends and family over the past two years.  We will continue to pray for all of you and hope you have a great and safe Thanksgiving with your families and loved ones.

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  1. This news is such a blessing. Continued thoughts and prayers to Jane and her family...

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