even in spite of this news, we are holding onto hope. we have faith that God has the power to heal her if He wants to. simon led us in an amazing time of prayer this morning before we met with the doctors, and we all have faith that He's going carry her through this. in fact, while all 7 of us were in the patient room (my mom, my dad, simon, faye, matthew, sharon and me), we were in rather good spirits and sharing laughs and joking around. i think the fellow thought we were all crazy when he walked in on us. not to say that there weren't tears shed after talking with the doctors, but we definitely had a peace and confidence that i know God provided each and every one of us, especially my mom.
our physician is dr. varadhachary, who has made a really good impression on me so far. very patient, gentle, articulate, and pretty darn cool. we are definitely blessed that my mom is able to be at a great hospital such as md anderson, and with such amazing doctors.
dr. varadhachary has given an estimate of 3 more months left for my mother, if we don't do any treatment. they have suggested we use a chemo regimen of gemcitabine and cisplatin. we hope this will shrink and control the cancer, and if it does, the doctors say we can perhaps add 2-4 months to her life. again, there is no cure for this cancer, and this chemo is just attempting to extend life expectancy. however, we are believing God can work a miracle!
here we are eating at arco seafood after our trip to md anderson (my mom's in the middle):
special thanks to swei for his patience, and getting us into md anderson. also to brychao for giving a plane ticket to my brother allowing him to come home. and to nick&nat for the thoughtful care package....and to each and every one of you who has sent emails to us, called us, and prayed for us - words can't really express how much your prayers mean to us, and the encouragement y'all have been.
-gene
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