What's Next?

NOW THAT CHEMOTHERAPY HAS COME TO AND END WE'VE HAD A FEW QUESTIONS...WHAT’S NEXT?

WHILE THIS CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOL IS DONE WE STILL HAVE A FEW MORE THINGS ON THE AGENDA THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. ON MAY 4TH AND 5TH LADYBUG WILL GO THROUGH A SERIES OF EVALUATION, EXAMS, AND TESTS. ALL LOOKING AT ONE THING... HOW HER TUMORS RESPONDED TO THE CHEMOTHERAPY. MAKING SURE THE TUMORS ARE STABLE AND ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF HER HEALTH ARE IN CHECK. OUR HOPE IS THAT COME MAY 4TH WE WILL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF HOW THINGS ARE LOOKING AND HOPEFULLY A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE, REMAINING HOPEFUL THIS WILL BE OUR ONE AND ONLY EXPERIENCE WITH CHEMO. IF THOSE TESTS GIVE US THE ALL CLEAR WE WILL SCHEDULE SURGERY TO REMOVE LADYBUG'S PORT SOME TIME IN MAY! {{{HAPPY-HAPPY-HAPPY DANCE}}} FINGERS CROSSED!

ACCORDING TO OUR MEDICAL TEAM LADYBUG HAS ABOUT A 50/50 SHOT OF A RELAPSE SO THE PLAN WILL BE TO RE-CHECK THE TUMORS EVERY 3 MONTHS WITH OPHTHALMOLOGY EXAMS AND MRI'S. SHOULD ANYTHING OF CONCERN SHOW UP WE'LL MEET AND MAKE A PLAN. 

AFTER THE PORT SURGERY WE WILL LOOK INTO SCHEDULING ANOTHER EYE SURGERY WITH DR. HOFFMAN TO RE-ALLIGN THE PLACEMENT OF LADYBUG'S EYE. NO DATE YET, STILL WEIGHING OPTIONS. 

AND OF COURSE WE'VE GOT THE NO MORE CHEMO PARTY COMING UP ON AUGUST 29TH AFTER THE 5TH ANNUAL UTAH  NF WALK. WE HAVE SO MUCH TO BE GRATEFUL FOR AND WE'RE READY TO CELEBRATE WITH EVERYONE WHO'S HELPED US THROUGH THE YEAR! 

STAY TUNED- HOPEFULLY SUMMER BRINGS MORE GOOD NEWS AND HAPPY, STABLE TUMORS!