Mary Strickland

Thursday, November 29, 2007

WAY PAST DUE UPDATE

Tuesday November 27: At the regularly scheduled Chemotherapy visit which has been every week for about a year now Dr. told Mary she is done with Chemotherapy. A couple of reasons, one is that Mary has been given about every Chemotherapy know to man and her Platlets have been down too low and not recovering like they should. The other reason the Dr. gave is Mary has been take multiple Chemotherapies simultaneously (as many as 4 at a time between IV’s and pills) for this past year and that is enough. With four good MRIs it is time to move on to other therapies. This is good news but doesn’t mean it’s over. Mary is now on three Biotherapies (Pill form) simultaneously. She still needs prays for her immune system to rebuild. We know it is God hearing your prayers, and the fact the He just loves Mary anyway, that has made Mary’s ongoing recovery go well. So please keep reminding Him and keep Mary before the Lord. The one good thing about the end of Chemotherapy is not having to go to the Dr. every week. If you have ever done that you know it gets old fast. Starting in January it will be once a month and in a couple of months maybe every 2 months. That is how long it is between MRIs. Don’t know how long the Biotherapies will last. Having gone a year since last surgery is a milestone in itself. We pray you all have a Blessed Christmas.

I will be changing the picture as soon as I find the one I am looking for.

Thank you
Bob, Mary, Shannon, Danielle.