Hard to believe but Vann was administered the tenth round of Chemotherapy today! The past couple weeks have been pretty tough with Vann battling to keep her White Blood Cell count up. The toxicity of the Chemotherapy has obviously been compounded by each round and her immune system is having trouble recovering. Vann is now receiving a medication called Nupogen, which basically is designed to help her White Blood Cell count.
Our Oncologist continues to be optimistic on getting Vann ready for Surgery and the tumor marker numbers have continued to go down. The CEA Tumor Marker is down to 188 and the CA 19-9 is down to 56. We are very happy to receive these results and are hoping to see the numbers decrease even more. We should have some news shortly in regards to the surgery.
Vann is keeping busy between either her Chemotherapy, Target Therapy, Daily Hydration, Acupuncture, Massage Therapy and Yoga. The combination of this approach has proven to help minimize the side effects and been a testament to how strong Vann is. Apparently being active has the biggest impact on keeping the blood platelet count up. We are trying to accomplish this with all the treatment options and of course the activities with Ryley and Taylor.
Quick note on the girls. Ryley has made the transition to Kindergarten at Eastbluff Elementary School. Ryley is enjoying meeting new friends and shows a genuine interest in learning. Taylor has moved up a class at Child Time Preschool and is still very free spirited. We have been very lucky to keep them going to schools right next to each other. The staff at both schools have helped make this transition as normal as possible for the girls. Thank you to you all for taking such good care of our girls.
Thank you all once again for the continued support. We have been truly blessed to receive all the help!
