Finally, an update!
Shawn joined Mom early this morning to meet with her Oncologist (Dr. Wilfong) for the first time. He said the cancer in her lungs and some lymph nodes in her chest are adenocarcinoma, non-small cell (which is the most common).
He still wants to run more tests before deciding how best to proceed, so to that end
on 10/14 she is scheduled for a brain MRI (which is standard protocol to rule out brain metastases). She will also have a bone biopsy on her right hip to get more information on the spots that lit up on the PET scan. At the same time molecular testing is being done on the lung biopsy tissue, which will help him know which specific treatment will be most effective.
During this visit, she also met with the palliative care team, who were very warm and caring and who will help support her during this time. Both Mom and Shawn really liked Dr. Wilfong. He was reassuring that lung cancer treatment has drastically changed and advanced over the past five years. By her next appointment with him (October 21st) he will have had time to review all of these test results and will let her know what course of treatment he advises. After months of feeling like each doctor was looking at different parts of the elephant, she’s finally feeling like it’s all coming together and that she is in good hands, which is such a relief. She’s also modeling how to stay in the present moment- which is such an inspiration.
Our next update will most likely be on the 21st.
Thank you so much for continued love and prayers.
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