It Will be Alright in the End - July 8th

We got the results from Beth's blood work this morning.  Her tumor markers have doubled since her last visit 2 weeks ago.  This is not good news. It means the chemo treatments have been ineffective.  Both of us knew immediately when our doctor, Courtney walked in that the news wasn’t good. We could tell by the look on her face.  

We now have some decisions to make:

1. We can continue treatment and hope that the chemo starts doing it’s job. Courtney did say that sometimes it takes 2 cycles for the chemo to fully kick in and stop the momentum of the cancer cells replicating. She said we could try the chemo for another week and then do another blood draw.  We would need the tumor markers to be at the very least, steady.  If it shows an increase again it would confirm what we think the doctors already know, that this treatment is not working.

2. Another option we have is to go ahead stop treatment altogether. The benefit of stopping treatment now is that it will spare her the side effects of the chemo (which are pretty severe) and drastically improve her quality of life.  However, stopping treatment just feels so wierd.  

Needless to say it has been an emotional day.  Emotions are still pretty raw. Don’t stop the prayers and well wishes.  Pray for time and comfort for Beth. Speaking of comfort, Beth has felt relatively good today. Aside from being wiped out emotionally, she has had good energy and has not been in too much pain.

We will have more to share in the coming days.  

We love you all.

#BattleTogether

“Some blessings come soon. Some come late. Some don't come until heaven. But for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come. It will be alright in the end. Trust God and believe in Good Things to Come.”

― Jeffrey R. Holland