Dears, just a quick note to say we are fine. Val had a gorgeous desert adventure (even if she didn’t bring me a chuckwalla) and her tough and tender body was able to carry her scrambling over rocks and up some trails. She wore herself out but in such beautiful Continue Reading
Tarceva
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Val started treatment this past Monday: daily Tarceva pills and a biweekly infusion of MM-121. She’s been very fatigued all week but apparently this treatment doesn’t typically increase fatigue, so that could be just cumulative exhaustion plus a busy social schedule. The predicted, uncomfortable, acne-like rash has not yet made Continue Reading
starting Tarceva Monday
Hola! Here’s a quick update: Val is just back from Montana and I’m just back from Oaxaca. We both had viruses and we are both getting better from them. She continues to breathe well and although she is chronically fatigued, she is doing much, much better than she was a Continue Reading
somewhere new
We met Thursday with our new oncology team at OHSU and came away feeling like we will be in good hands. Everyone — oncologist, oncology nurse, research/trial nurse, social worker, customer support on the phone, strangers in the elevators — seemed smart, informed, kind and helpful. The new plan begins Continue Reading