I know that this is old news to most of you, but for those who do not know, Abby's cancer has returned. Her routine end-of-treatment scans on May 25th showed that her tumor has returned in its original location. Once again, it has an intercranial component, only this time it is wrapped around her carotid artery in addition to putting pressure on her cavernous sinus.
Abby began radiation on June 7 and completed treatment yesterday. She also restarted chemo on Monday. She will go through ten rounds of chemo, each of which is a five day inpatient stay.
She has been given a very poor prognosis because the cancer returned while he was on chemo and because it is inside her skull. It has been recommended by her medical team that we go on her Make-A-Wish trip while she is still feeling well, so our family will be going to Disney World at the beginning of July.
Unlike the first time, Abby showed no symptoms of a relapse prior to her scans. A week after her scans, her eyelid began to droop and almost comletely closed. It has, for the most part, reopened thanks to radiation and steroids. She also began having pain at that same time, but it has also decreased and she is no longer requiring painkillers. We must now hope that the new chemo takes over where the radiation leaves off.
I don't have much to add right now, other than to ask for many, many prayers that Abby is able to beat this and is given the chance to grow up.
On the run
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