Metisha’s PET scan came back today. No cancer showed in her neck or anywhere else in her bones which is great news and a huge praise! However her liver has gotten worse. There were previously 4 spots and now there are 11 which is obviously not good news. So we continue the pattern of it could be worse but it could definitely be better.
Unfortunately there are now so many liver spots that they don’t think surgery or ablation is a possibility. Her nurse told her chemo is probably the best option but she will discuss any options and the next steps with her oncologist on Wednesday afternoon. The oncology nurse is also going to consult with MD Anderson. A fear with chemo is that the original liver spot didn’t respond well to chemo last time.
Some days are just bad days and today was definitely one of those days for Tisha. After she got the call from her oncology nurse she went to Walgreens to get some prescriptions. She was standing in the inevitable pharmacy line when the lady behind her informed Tisha the seam was ripped out on her skirt, all the way up. Yes, her unmentionables became mentionable! Of course in true Metisha spirit, she said “oh well, that’s not the worst thing I’ve been told today”. And true to the theme it could have been worse; she was at least wearing a modest granny garment instead of a more risqué option. The moral of the story is when you’re having a bad day, just go home!
We have a very specific prayer now. The PET scan can show how many spots are no the liver but cannot show a 3D image of how the spots lie on the liver. So we are praying specifically that the spots are all in one lobe of the liver so that liver surgery is an option. Beyond that we are praying that a new drug or chemo is now available that will be 100% effective in killing the cancer in the liver. We are also continuing to pray that Metisha will develop a love for fruit and veggies and a hatred of sugar and junk food. And we are always praying for complete and total healing.
We got to town early afternoon and were greeted by the perfect mountain shower. That evening we and had dinner at our favorite restaurant, Sun dance. I’m not sure if it was the altitude or something special in the Mexican food but Mom got the uncontrollable giggles at dinner and the trademark Barb snort was heard by all (more than once). 
After we removed some unnecessary parts from the rhino, we continued on our way. We made good time up to the lake and were greeted with great views and very chilly temperatures. 
For our final day of vacation the boys returned to Angle Fire for more downhill mountain biking but this time with an injury. Mark was riding so fast down the mountain that he ran down a bee. The bee ended up in his shirt and Mark received a third nipple. Mom, Dad, Tisha and I decided to do some more ATV riding. We started out trying to tackle 4th of July Canyon but the trail was very washed out and we were told the final ascent typically resulted in a rollover. So we made it to about the last 200 yards before we chickened out, turned around and headed back down the mountain. We ended up going up Old Red River Pass and adopted another couple from Texas who followed us most of the morning. From Old Red River Pass we misidentified our stopping point and continued on a trail that led to, well a dead end. But the dead end trail was the most beautiful trail we have ridden at Red River! The scenery was beautiful and we were the only ones on the trail. After we hit the dead end we turned around and headed back to a beautiful meadow for a picnic lunch with just the four of us.
