update correction

3-25-10 Apparently I misunderstood an important part of Kecia's update and need to correct the information I previously posted. It's still good news, just not quite as good. Her body is NOT completely free of cancer. The two spots on her brain that couldn't be reached by the gamma knife are gone, but there are still a few places in her body that "show" cancer. They are old spots. There is nothing new and the ones that still show are getting smaller and are considered inactive. My last update implied that she was in remission again, but that is not the case YET. So..still great news but wanted to clarify the information. She is currently battling some virus that would be just a few days of incovenience for you and I, but it is keeping her dehydrated and malnurished. So please keep that in your prayers. Her spirits have definatly been lifted by they recent news from her scans, but as I'm sure you all know, feeling sick 24/7 is very taxing on the body and spirit.

PS I know the 3 Day Cancer Walk is coming up soon. Is anyone walking? If so, post it and let us know the name of your team.

...and the survey says....

Who's ready for some much needed good news? Kecia got her results back from all of her tests and the news is wonderful! From her Head to her toes...no cancer! Her doctor's actual words were "it looks like your cancer is just melting away". Even the two spots on her brain that couldn't be reached with the gamma knife are gone. PRAISE GOD FOR THIS GOOD NEWS! Kecia is so relieved by this much needed report. She still has to follow this strict chemo schedule for another SIX MONTHS in order to keep the cancer from coming back, but we're not even thinking about that right now. We're just enjoying the knowlege that for the first time in a long time, Kecia isn't worrying about where cancer may be growing in her body....because her whole body was scanned...and it was CANCER FREE!

We FINALLY got some news back from one of Kecia's tests. Her GI doctor called late Friday afternoon to let her know that the biopsy came back negative and her stomach, throat and esophagus are cancer free. He feels confident that the problems she is having are simply due to her chemo side effects and not something she needs to worry about excessively. He is putting her on a type of anti-acid Rx (just one more thing to add to her daily intake of meds) but it is NOT CANCER! Praise God for some good news! Still haven't heard anything about the other 3 tests, but Kecia's oncologist is on vacation until Tuesday so they probably have the results and just aren't calling her until he gets back. She thinks this is probably a good sign that nothing is wrong or surely they would call immediatly and not wait for him...right? We would hope so. Anyway, we have good news so far and that's what she is really needing right now. Keep praying for her quality of life to improve and for more "negative" news and I'll let you know when we find out.

3-13-10 All of Kecia's tests are finished and went well. She won't get any of the results until next week but she said they all went smoothly. The nurse in the GI office said that they did not see anything significant during the scope and biopsy, so that is encouraging news. In addition to the 3 scheduled procedures, they also squeezed in a breast scan for a total of 4 things in 3 days. We are praying for only good news! Will update when we know more.

Lots of tests

I haven't had alot to write about lately, but I guess when it rains it pours. Kecia went in for hydration today and spoke with her oncologist. He has scheduled her bone scans for tomorrow (Wed 10th) afternoon so she will head straight there after chemo. She also saw a GI doctor this afternoon to see if he could do anything about her extreme nausea and he wants to put a scope down her throat and biopsy her esophagus and stomach to rule out any cancers there. He has planned it for the following day (Thur 11th). And she already had her brain scan scheduled for Friday the 12th. There is ALOT of potential for bad news at the end of these three days and Kecia is asking that everyone pray for all tests to be cancer free. I'm asking that the pray it one step further and get some kind of good news beyond just cancer free. Kecia needs another uplifting miracle report. Emotionally and physically she is spent. Thank you for your prayers!
Also, Kecia's life consists of nothing but work (from home) and doctors appointments. She really enjoys the excitment of getting an unexpected card in the mail so I am including the address on your email update notice for anyone who would like to minister to her that way.

Easy Reference Prayer Schedule:
Wednesday.......bone scans
Thursday..........laproscopic exloritory surgery
Friday...............brain scans

3-4-10 It has been awhile since my last update and I apologize for keeping you in the dark. Not a whole lot has changed for Kecia in the last few weeks. She is still doing the three different kinds of chemo and going in every day for infusion. She had bit her lip a few weeks ago and had to go to get antibiotics because it had gotten infected. She is still having alot of trouble eating. She is so nauseated most of the time that she can only eat "sick" foods like oatmeal, soup and crackers. While that seems like a nice mild diet during sick times, it is not much of a diet to live on full time but that is all she can hold down. We are really needing to pray about her intense nausea. She needs to feel good enough, long enough to get some real food in her and keep it down. Also, she fell down 2 weeks ago and has done it 5 times since then. She says she just looses her balance and before she has time to react she is on the ground. This is not only very inconvenient, but very dangerous for Kec. Please add that to your prayer list as her doctors arent exactly sure why this is happening. She is scheduled to have another brain scan in a few weeks. We are praying that they will find nothing.