I don’t want to write this because I don’t want it to be real. The PET scan results came back today and the cancer has spread and is now in Metisha’s liver, stomach, intestines, rib and neck. As Metisha wisely said, Only God can fix this.
I wish I had the words in me to make this better. I wish I had a way to instantly make all of this cancer go away. I wish I had a way to see the future. I wish. But right now Metisha is still ready to fight and as long as she wants to fight, we WILL stand next to her and fight. And right now the best weapon we have is prayer and prayer is Metisha’s only request. There have been cancer miracles before and we still believe Metisha can have a cancer miracle. Lance Armstrong had cancer in multiple places and now he’s cancer free. There is still hope and we have to cling to hope.
Hope and prayer must be our foundation.
So now Metisha and Mark have to cycle through the options for the next steps. The immediate discussions are around seeing a breast cancer specialist in Dallas, going back to MDAnderson and pursuing trials.
We are praying for:
• A quick recovery from Tuesday’s liver bead treatment. The chemo has hit her so hard she’s admitting she’s not feeling well.
• Wisdom in choosing the next steps and for God to quickly open the right doors and shut the wrong ones.
• No matter what the next option is, Metisha can continue to have the active life she wants. This is the most important thing to Metisha.
• Comfort, peace, hope, reassurance in God’s plan.
• Metisha to be 100% cancer free here on earth.
• No matter what the next option is, Metisha to still have tens of thousands of good, happy days not clouded by the storm of cancer.
As I am writing this blog update, I just got a text from Mark: It’s RAINING in Forth Worth for the first time since mid May! Throughout Metisha’s journey we believe God has given us two signs of a promise of healing: Rain and Red Cardinals. Thank you God for giving us rain!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Go Beads!
Metisha got her 3rd round of beads this afternoon and was moved to her recovery room around 5:30. The procedure went well and the surgeon felt like he didn’t see a lot of growth which is positive. She is in quite a bit of pain but they are hoping to go home around midnight tonight.
Pray that she doesn’t get very sick from the beads. The first round made her sick for about a week but the second round was much easier. She also had her PET scan yesterday so pray that those results come back quickly and show good results with no new cancer anywhere else. And pray that the beads will do a good job and kill off a lot of cancer!
Pray that she doesn’t get very sick from the beads. The first round made her sick for about a week but the second round was much easier. She also had her PET scan yesterday so pray that those results come back quickly and show good results with no new cancer anywhere else. And pray that the beads will do a good job and kill off a lot of cancer!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
More Beads!
Metisha is scheduled for another round of liver beads on Tuesday, June 22nd! We are very happy she is getting a treatment again and are praying the treatment is easy on her and she is able to quickly recover.
Because her last round of blood work showed her cancer markers had risen, Metisha’s oncologist and the liver bead oncologist want to do a PET scan to see if the cancer has popped up anywhere else. This will happen very quickly and we are praying fervently that the PET scan will show there is no cancer anywhere else in her body and that the liver still looks stable. We would LOVE to get a good PET scan result and believe it can happen despite the concerning blood work!
Pray for the PET scan and Metisha’s spirits as she waits for the results. Pray for protection over her that the liver bead treatments will be easy and she will not have a lot of side effects that make her sick.
Because her last round of blood work showed her cancer markers had risen, Metisha’s oncologist and the liver bead oncologist want to do a PET scan to see if the cancer has popped up anywhere else. This will happen very quickly and we are praying fervently that the PET scan will show there is no cancer anywhere else in her body and that the liver still looks stable. We would LOVE to get a good PET scan result and believe it can happen despite the concerning blood work!
Pray for the PET scan and Metisha’s spirits as she waits for the results. Pray for protection over her that the liver bead treatments will be easy and she will not have a lot of side effects that make her sick.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Still Waiting, Need Action
Tisha still hasn’t heard back from the liver bead treatment on whether or not they recommend another round of beads (her last treatment was in January). Apparently they’re experiencing some communication constipation and there is a long list of people who would like to give them verbal enema to get things moving again! And unfortunately her latest blood work showed her cancer markers have increased. Metisha’s main oncologist is frustrated with the bead facility also and said he will be calling them multiple times a day next week to get answers. Metisha is also going to try to get an appointment so she can meet with the doctors face to face.
Metisha is discouraged today. Every time she gets comfortable and forgets she is sick, she gets reminded that she still has cancer. I told her most people would be very angry after facing this for so long with no end in sight and couldn’t have the great attitude she has. Her response, “Yeah well I’m a little crazy and I’ve decided you have to be crazy to deal with this.” Well her crazy is inspirational to me!
Metisha doesn’t know what the next step is. Her doctor wants to get in touch with the bead place and then go from there. She will most likely have new scans very soon. But we do know they one step we can always take is prayer. We are praying for a miracle. We are praying for all cancer to be gone and for Metisha to be 100% healthy. We are praying for QUICK answers and MOVEMENT in the next weeks. We are praying for wisdom for the doctors and Metisha.
Metisha is discouraged today. Every time she gets comfortable and forgets she is sick, she gets reminded that she still has cancer. I told her most people would be very angry after facing this for so long with no end in sight and couldn’t have the great attitude she has. Her response, “Yeah well I’m a little crazy and I’ve decided you have to be crazy to deal with this.” Well her crazy is inspirational to me!
Metisha doesn’t know what the next step is. Her doctor wants to get in touch with the bead place and then go from there. She will most likely have new scans very soon. But we do know they one step we can always take is prayer. We are praying for a miracle. We are praying for all cancer to be gone and for Metisha to be 100% healthy. We are praying for QUICK answers and MOVEMENT in the next weeks. We are praying for wisdom for the doctors and Metisha.
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