Just a Quick Update

We are headed to San Francisco in February. The radiologist, Dr. Chang, and the tumor board feel that the "something" could be new tumor growth, or active cancer cells. Thank goodness we are on top of the situation so little time is being lost. Heather will start her chemo tomorrow night (2/3) for 5 days, then on Feb. 25 she will have an MRI/MRSpectroscopy, which will help determine what the "something" and "leakage" is. Even though the pathology report states "consistent with new tumor growth," the report could be wrong. We will all feel better once we visit with Dr. Chang.

Heather's steroids have certainly taken a liking to her. She gained 12.5 pounds in one week! When she told Dr. Popa that her knees and ankles ache, Heather was expecting to hear, "That's a side-effect from steroids." Instead, Heather heard, "That's because you have gained so much weight"! They both got a chuckle from that.

We will have more TV coverage soon. Channel 3 (KMTV) filmed a segment last night at our house as we were working on the UNO Hockey / Leap-for-a-Cure event. Robyn, Jean, Jon, Michele, Mike, Heather, and I were all busy as the photographer filmed. Nothing was staged. We were very busy folding brochures, updating our signs, writing for the program, writing the script, etc. Carol Wang was very professional and very nice. She fit in well and was very easy to talk to. She also interviewed Heather and me, so it will be interesting to see how the story is developed and aired. At this time, we don't know when it will be on TV. We have been very fortunate with media coverage: KETV (Channel 7), Omaha World Herald (2 stories), KPTM (Channel 42), and now KMTV (Channel 3)! Hopefully, Omaha is getting word: BRAIN CANCER needs support and funding. I don't want to go on the bandwagon, but FYI: funding has been cut for brain cancer.

Lastly, I want Michele to know how much we appreciate her efforts, time, and energy as she has really pulled the UNO event together. Without her involvement, we would not have been able to do it.

Let's all PRAY for good news in San Francisco and for a successful UNO Hockey / Leap-for-a-Cure final weekend!