May 26, 2009

MaryKate had a round of chemo starting last Monday and was released from the hospital on Thursday. It was pretty hard on her and she had a rough weekend. We appreciate your continued prayers for her recovery. The current plan is for three more rounds of chemo (four days in hospital then two weeks recovery = one round). It is not entirely clear that this chemo is effective on her type of tumor. The final pathology results showed that the tumor that was removed was still quite healthy, but there was some evidence that there might have been some effect from the chemo she had before surgery. At this point her doctor feels we should continue with the chemo, to address any cancer cells that might remain, even though the benefit is a little unclear. Thank you for your continued support and prayers - they are encouraging to all of us. Julie