A shot from Homecoming at Rice University.
Here's a mini Lopez family reunion in Houston.
The kids are thinking of getting their MBA at Rice!It's been a busy few weeks. We had a great trip back to Houston for my Rice U 15yr reunion during homecoming. We saw many friends and family, too!
Sarah's feeling ok as she continues to get weekly Gemzar chemo. The only recent thing that has changed is that we had a radiologist take another look at her last MRI in order to compare it to her last one (it had been compared to an earlier one from December 06 due to where we had it done). The new comparison seems to indicate that there has been no change in her liver mets since starting Gemzar. Or course, we would have liked to hear that there was clear shrinkage after treatment with this drug... but we are thankful that Gemzar is clearly protecting Sarah from progression. And this together with the very low tumor markers + satisfactory liver function + less side effects is still a pretty good place for now. So, we'll continue with Gemzar while monitoring tumor markers and looking for another MRI in January to get a better read on how her mets are responding to this chemo drug.
Sarah's feeling ok as she continues to get weekly Gemzar chemo. The only recent thing that has changed is that we had a radiologist take another look at her last MRI in order to compare it to her last one (it had been compared to an earlier one from December 06 due to where we had it done). The new comparison seems to indicate that there has been no change in her liver mets since starting Gemzar. Or course, we would have liked to hear that there was clear shrinkage after treatment with this drug... but we are thankful that Gemzar is clearly protecting Sarah from progression. And this together with the very low tumor markers + satisfactory liver function + less side effects is still a pretty good place for now. So, we'll continue with Gemzar while monitoring tumor markers and looking for another MRI in January to get a better read on how her mets are responding to this chemo drug.
3 comments:
Yve and Pat look just like I remember then! Did you get to see Sharon, too?
I bet Rice has changed a ton in those 15 years!
I wish I could've gone and seen you guys.
Great to see you guys at homecoming. Disappointed to hear that the liver mets don't seem to be smaller, but like you, glad they aren't growing. i hope you had a good thanksgiving, mine was with family in tennessee and very relaxing. Take care - sharon
Hi Alan-
I wanted to say Hi - let you know that I am thinking about you and your family. Glad to hear that the new treatment seems to be working better than others. I will continue to pray for a healing hand and continued medical advancements.
Have a great Xmas....the kids are getting so big. Amazing!
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