Things Are a Bit Hazy

Hello everybody! The school year is winding down, and I know quite a few of us are looking forward to summer! We can’t wait to get to the lake. We are beginning to review for final exams down here in the south, so we know the end of the year is upon us (finally), and we’re pretty excited about that.

In other news, Gwen had an appointment with Dr.G, whom some of you may have seen from Gwen’s Facebook post, was rated in the top 10 for doctors in her field. Yay! We really like her.

As you may or may not recall, at the last appointment with Dr. G. there was a cloudiness in Gwen’s lung similar to what one would see with an infection, however she was not ill at the time. Well, at this visit, the “cloudiness” was even more so. Even Gwen could tell it was worse when she first saw the scans. So, it is unclear what it is, but the doctor continually referred to the cloudiness as a malignancy.

At this time, she is at the level of concern to “keep a close eye on it,” but the treatment plan is unchanged. Gwen went home with literature for the next type of medication options, and Dr. G. will be talking with other doctors about possible trials, etc, moving forward.

Gwen is Gwen. She has a positive spirit. It seems that in other cases of Xalkori resistances, there is never a doubt about whether or not a resistance is occurring… (But of course Gwen has to have something bizarre like an unidentifiable cloud that confuses people…) So she isn’t convinced that her body is resisting, yet.

The doctor wanted to see her back in 10 weeks but didn’t want to make her come back home from summering up north, so instead she will see Gwen in one month. I know I feel better about the one month plan!

We’re really talented at jumping- in the summer- with Tess.

Please, as always, keep her in your prayers, and thank you for all the love and support!

Happy birthday to Callie in a couple of weeks!

Last year’s birthday photo!