This is such wonderful news. Still sorry to hear about the terrible side-effects but so glad that everything went well and the results are so positive. . Both of our families truly have much to be grateful for during this Holiday season, and strengthened Hope to begin the New Year with.
, but in spite of it all, she stays positive, as active as possible, and continues to Live each day with great determination, purpose, passion, and joy. She is full of the spirit and happiness of the Holidays and is graciously hosting Christmas at her Home for all of our family . She is currently receiving twice monthly outpatient intravenous rehydration to try to prevent the dehydration that often results in severe nausea, headaches, and vomiting requiring emergency hospitalization, and thankfully thus far, it seems to have been successful . Barring any concerning new symptoms, her next monitoring scans aren't scheduled until early February. In the meantime, we continue to hold VERY tight to Hope that the Cediranib will provide continued, sustained, and long term stability until a permanent treatment and cure can be found. I am sorry to be slow with this update, but I have been away from the computer the past two weeks because I have been busy with the joyous arrival of our first grandchild/grandson who was born on January 4th In addition to this VERY happy and wonderful beginning to this new year, we thankfully also received VERY GOOD!!! results from Brittany's three month brain and spinal MRI's in Seattle on Tuesday, January 8th which showed no new tumors and continued disease stability in the brain and spine Brittany's 46 month Cediranib Clinical Trial chest/abdominal/pelvic CT scans and results appointment are in Edmonton on February 7th and 8th. As always, I will update as soon as possible after the appointment, and I am holding VERY tight to Hope that I will be able to share more good news of continued disease stability and no new tumors. In the meantime, we move forward into 2013 with great joy and continued Hope in our hearts, and in ongoing determined pursuit of a permanent treatment and cure for this disease which so cruelly invaded our Lives eleven and a half years ago, and which heartbreakingly has also invaded or somehow touched the Lives of everyone on this Board. Please take care everyone, know that all of you are always in my most caring thoughts, and keep in touch with the Board as you are able.:):) We are so very very very happy for you! And the news on your newest member of the family: CONGRATULATIONS! It is absolutely the best feeling in the world. ( I am still doing the happy dance!), and the strengthened Hope that it brings. I deeply share your wish for 2013 to be a MOST happy and positive year for everyone in our ASPS family with only good news of treatment success, stable disease, and Hopefully the finding of a permanent cure for this insidious disease.. We were SO Hopeful that the every two week IV re-hydration which Brittany has been receiving the past couple of months would prevent another severe vomiting episode from the toxic buildup of the Cediranib, but unfortunately she had to cancel her re-hydration appointment yesterday due to schedule conflicts so we are wondering if lack of hydration may have caused the sudden onset of severe and uncontrollable vomiting today. She is in the hospital now receiving IV fluids, Zofran, and pain meds which has thankfully somewhat stabilized the vomiting and headache pain. Hopefully she will remain stable and be able to be discharged within the next day or two, and then fly to Edmonton next week for her re-scheduled scans which will Hopefully bring good news of continued stable disease with no new tumors. I will update the Board with the scan results after we receive them a week from Friday. Take care everyone.