Fall 2009: Jake and Nancy learned that Nancy's breast cancer was stage four. Winter 2013: They are still fighting. This is a gathering place to follow their story, offer support, love and prayers... to be by their side.



Wednesday, March 11, 2015

The latest

Dear family and friends, thanks as always for checking in.  Things are going pretty well, sorry it has been a while since I've posted an update.  Since my last post, I had several months of taxotere/cytoxin, which is a rough chemo combo and I was ready for a break.  Luckily, a new oral medication was recently FDA approved and I was able to squeak onto a clinical trial.  Side effects are mild and I'm relieved to have a little time off IV chemotherapy.  The new drug is called Palbociclib, which is given in combo with letrozole, a drug I've had in the past and to which my cancer is resistant.  Frankly, it is a long shot, but worth trying since I really needed a break.

As for my brain mets, my most recent cyberknife procedure worked well on the area they treated, however my latest scan in late January showed 5 new lesions.  The plan for now is watchful waiting, my next follow up scan is April 3rd.

In happier news, we had a great weekend with Jake's Uncle Jack and Aunt Lynne in Tucson a couple weekends ago. It was fun to spend time with them and take in the beauty of Tucson, plus the rodeo was in town, which was really fun.  I've also started doing some volunteer work, helping families at a transitional housing facility and I've started running again with the hope of finishing a half marathon this summer depending on how treatment is going.