We all know cancer is an awful disease with far too many loved being taken away from us too soon. As of my last writing, my little sister was "cancer free." Not so now. Her lymphoma has returned with small tumors showing in her chest cavity, some deep within her pelvic area, and back in the bone morrow of her hips and back. To what extent is unknown at this point in time.
Her oncologist sent to the Dana Faber Clinic in Boston a couple of months ago to devise a treatment plan. She cam e away sort of empty-handed. The doctors have decided to take a "let's wait and see" approach to trying to determine how to go about obtaining a biopsy of the tumors deep within her pelvic area before they know what type of chemo she will have to undergo this time. A CT scan is setup for February 4, 2013 to see whether or not the tumors in her pelvic are have grown enough to attempt a biopsy. And if they haven't ... what then? This is an answer I would love to know.
Needless to say, she did not accept the news of her cancer returning as well as she accepted the news that she had cancer a couple of years ago. She is trying to stay upbeat, but I can see that it is wearing her down this time around. I will do my level best to keep her laughing on a daily basis. Where is Patch Adams when you need him? :-)
