Good Scans

 Esther's scans went well the last two days and everything is shrinking. Her primary tumor is less than half of it's size. Her original tumor was 5cm x 7cm, today it was 2.9cm x 2.3cm.

The MIBG scan also reflected less neuroblastoma cells in her other locations. We knew that since her head is so nice & round these days! Other big news is that we received tentative dates for her MIBG therapy and this next month is going to be crazy.


Surgery is October 1st. She will then start her 5th round of chemo about October 15th. We are scheduled to meet with the doctor in Cincinnati November 1st. November 2nd will be our radiation safety training. Esther will be admitted to the hospital Monday, November 5th and she'll have the MIBG injection Tuesday, November 6th. She'll be radioactive 3-5ish days and we'll go home when it's safe for her to return. She will receive some of her stem cells on November 18th to help her body recover. We will then start her high dose chemo treatment sometime between December 10th and January 1st.

Whew, this is going fast.

Another sort of fun thing, the hospital called yesterday and asked if Esther would be the cover model for a fundraiser for the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. The center does a big fundraiser each year by selling Christmas cards using art by the patients. Esther submitted scribbles only a mother could love, but where her art skills lacked, cuteness prevailed. Those big green eyes and beautiful smile will be seeking lots of Christmas card sales over the next couple months.

Thank you for praying. We are pleased with the results. To God be the glory!

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