Chemo

A note from Kristen...

Yesterday, my mom had a bone scan taken to see if the cancer has spread to her bones. The results from this test should show us how extensive her cancer has spread and maybe even give us a better idea of how long Mom has.

Tomorrow (Friday) is Mom's first day of chemo. Because it is her first time, we will probably be at the hospital almost all day ... but going forward it will more than likely only take 4 hours at a time.

Please pray for Mom during this first time! We are both a little nervous because we don't know how it will affect her!

Please also be in prayer that her body responds to the chemo. 1) so that her duration of life may be longer and 2) so that her liver will reduce in size. Her liver has almost doubled in size because of it's reaction to the cancer causing significant discomfort. The doctor told us that there is a chance the chemo will kill enough of the cancer cells so that her liver shrinks back to a more comfortable size so that she doesn't experience pain when she is sitting and standing.