Sarah took a turn for the over the past few weeks - instead of the "not feeling good" feeling getting better, it got worse. She's spending most of the day just laying on the couch and trying not to do much. Fatigue and lack of appetite are her primary symptoms but she just got updated test results and liver function tests are all worse plus her tumor markers have risen to a new high of just under 300 for CA27-29. And this morning her doc called with the abdominal ultrasound results and there are definitely tumors back in her liver. She's got an appointment with the gastroenterologist to see if there's some way he can drain her liver so her numbers improve. Otherwise she will not be able to take any chemo or other systemic drugs to control tumor growth.
We're in a pretty tight spot now all of a sudden. Basically her liver is gradually failing and we can't treat her unless the situation in her liver can be controlled somehow. We're going to be having some very important conversations with her doctors over the next two weeks.
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Thanks for the update Alan. Been thinking of you all. Prayers for some good news soon.
Michele Miller
Our prayers are with you. Please let us know if we can help in any way, no matter how small...
Sarah and Alan,
We're praying for y'all and wish we could do anything to make this all better. Please let us know what we can do to help. Lesley
Joyce and I have been thinking of you guys. Anything we can do to help, name it. TJ
Alan - I would like to come and see Sarah for just a few minutes if that would be possible. My other friend lives in Oglesby, Illinois so I would stay with her for the night. I will assume that it would be okay unless I hear from you. I have your address on Kaspar. Thinking about very soon - like Friday.
Eone Beck
November 2000
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