Mom had more tests done today to check additional organs and the initial results are appearing to also be cancer free. So the cancer's origin is still unknown. While this can be discouraging in one way because we just want to know already what we are dealing with here ... in another way it is so encouraging to know that Mom's cancer is not spreading in any rampant way ... except for all over her liver (booooo).
Major props to Aunt Jan who was a rockstar at setting up all of these appointments so quickly and helping us find the best doctors!
May 14th will be an important day. Mom has an appointment with a cancer specialist whose job is focused primarily on discovering the source of cancer for patients. We are eager to meet with him to hear his perspective on mom's diagnosis, hypothesis on the source, next steps in finding the source, and perhaps an idea of the prognosis for Mom's condition.
May 14th feels so far away and patience is not one of my virtues. It is proving hard for Mom as she is feeling like she is in such a limbo phase but is waiting quietly on the Lord. For now, we are a little baffled but relieved to know that the cancer has not spread throughout her body.
Here is a photo I've found on the good ole internet to give you an idea of what the CT scan looked like from the first appointment we had where they confirmed that it was most likely cancer. What you are looking at below is a CT scan of internal organs with most of the image consisting of the liver. The dark spots you see are cancer. The CT scan of Mom's liver is even more covered in dark spots but ... again ... no spots anywhere else in her body. Oh where oh where could the cancer origin be??
Please keep us and the rest of the family in your prayers ... that we may just focus and enjoy the present and that we may be patient during this time of waiting.
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