Patty had a MRI today...and it was CLEAR...No Tumor!! No Cancer!! It is GONE!!!!(Praise God) Dr. Kingman said that she was doing really good and that he wouldn't need to see her for 3 months! She will go back on Wednesday and be hooked up to a monitor that will scan the brain for 48 hours to see if there is any seizure activity. She will also see a speech therapist, they will set a benchmark to see where she is and make a plan to get her speech and her brain waves back on track!! (Maybe I could sign up for some of that therapy :)
Patty will continue following the chemo plan, taking the "Chemo Pill" for 5 days a month for the next 10 months.
She wants yall to know that this couldn't have happened without your prayers and your true belief in God's ability to heal her!! God has truly blessed her with His healing and LOVE. She is thankful to all of you for the prayers, cards, food and positive thoughts! God is GREAT! All Praise goes to Him!!
God Bless!
Monday, August 10, 2009
Saturday, July 18, 2009
2 more radiation treatments...then vacation time!
Patty has 2 more radiation treatments. She will continue to take the "chemo pill" for another 10 days, then she will give her body a rest from all treatment for a month, then start back on the "chemo pill". In early August she will have a MRI. (VERY IMPORTANT)
She had an appointment with the neurosurgeon (Dr. Kingman), he gave her a very good report and feels like she is doing great. She will have an appointment with the oncologist (Dr. Fichtel) on Tuesday, then she will be released until the August appointment. Her last appointment with the radiologists (Dr. Eyre) was last Thursday. He told her that depending on the results of the MRI will determine if he sees her again.
She hasn't been sick from the chemo (THANK GOD), she does feel tired. We have plans to go to Colorado and give her time to rest in the cool climate! She has lost some hair around the radiation site and on the right side of the back of her head...shes thinking about shaving it...she says she always wanted to shave her head??? I volunteered...but she wasn't too crazy about that, Ms Janie Ferguson from Uvalde will be in charge of the styling...(darn it) :)
She (along with Dr. Rogers) has decided that it would be best if she spent time healing for the 1st semester of the coming school year, the school has given her such wonderful support in allowing her to make this decision...it was very hard for her, but in the long run it will be best. During that time she will be working with a Speech therapist to help her re-train her brain. We aren't for sure if this will take place around Sabinal or if she will have to be in San Antonio.
I have mentioned the names of her Doctors so yall can lift them up in yall's prayers of THANKS!! They have done a wonderful job in making Patty feel comfortable in this healing process. Dr. Rogers is her regular doctor. She listened to Patty at the first and that alone got Patty in to the Doctors that she needed to see.
Again thanks for everything from the food to the cards, but mainly the prayers!! Miracles occur all of the time because of our strong belief in God's ability to heal.
God Bless
She had an appointment with the neurosurgeon (Dr. Kingman), he gave her a very good report and feels like she is doing great. She will have an appointment with the oncologist (Dr. Fichtel) on Tuesday, then she will be released until the August appointment. Her last appointment with the radiologists (Dr. Eyre) was last Thursday. He told her that depending on the results of the MRI will determine if he sees her again.
She hasn't been sick from the chemo (THANK GOD), she does feel tired. We have plans to go to Colorado and give her time to rest in the cool climate! She has lost some hair around the radiation site and on the right side of the back of her head...shes thinking about shaving it...she says she always wanted to shave her head??? I volunteered...but she wasn't too crazy about that, Ms Janie Ferguson from Uvalde will be in charge of the styling...(darn it) :)
She (along with Dr. Rogers) has decided that it would be best if she spent time healing for the 1st semester of the coming school year, the school has given her such wonderful support in allowing her to make this decision...it was very hard for her, but in the long run it will be best. During that time she will be working with a Speech therapist to help her re-train her brain. We aren't for sure if this will take place around Sabinal or if she will have to be in San Antonio.
I have mentioned the names of her Doctors so yall can lift them up in yall's prayers of THANKS!! They have done a wonderful job in making Patty feel comfortable in this healing process. Dr. Rogers is her regular doctor. She listened to Patty at the first and that alone got Patty in to the Doctors that she needed to see.
Again thanks for everything from the food to the cards, but mainly the prayers!! Miracles occur all of the time because of our strong belief in God's ability to heal.
God Bless
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Three Weeks down...Three Weeks To Go
Patty has finished 3 weeks of radiation and Chemo. She is losing some hair around the radiation site...but other than that there hasn't been any other side effects. She had a Dr's appointment at the beginning of last week and she got a really good report. She continues to stay in San Antonio with Omie and Opie. Karen Phillips and I went up on Tuesday and took her to the Radiation treatment, then to eat out at La Cantera...of course we did some shopping.
She is looking forward to the family reunion...
Thanks again for all of the cards and food and love and PRAYERS...
God Bless
She is looking forward to the family reunion...
Thanks again for all of the cards and food and love and PRAYERS...
God Bless
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Patty's First Week!
Patty's first week is over...5 more to go. Her first week of radiation and chemo went really well...she is feeling pretty good. Yall's prayers are doing WONDERFUL. She hasn't had any side effects from the pills or the radiation. She went to see the theater play "WICKED" on Sunday. She will be going back to San Antonio tomorrow to start week 2.
Thanks for the prayers, the food, the cards and the love.
Thanks for the prayers, the food, the cards and the love.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Finally!!!
OK Guys...Patty has heard from the ones who know??? She will start her radiation treatment on Monday and will start taking the chemo pills on Monday night. She will be staying in SA with Omie and Opie during the week. She will be "Off" from the radiation over the week-ends and start back up on Mondays, having 30 treatments total.
She has had some really good days, yesterday she had Ms. Janie style her hair, while there Mrs Phillips came by and kidnapped her and took her to the Main Grill in Uvalde...She went for a mile and a half walk this morning...it was actually cool outside???
She wants yall to know that she REALLY REALLY appreciates the kind words and all of the PRAYERS!! She ended the last post with "Patty knows your strength is her strength"...right after that she read Little Goodson's (Laura) comments! "If it is hard to find the strength know that we will be strong for you, if it is hard to smile know that we will smile for you....you are not going through this alone...we are all fighting with you." Very strong words...but it is exactly what we need to do for her. I will add...and we will pray, and pray, and pray for her for God is on her side and God will give her strength...together as the Patty Raye's Prayer Warriors we will stand for her as she fights, and we will fight with her!
God Bless
She has had some really good days, yesterday she had Ms. Janie style her hair, while there Mrs Phillips came by and kidnapped her and took her to the Main Grill in Uvalde...She went for a mile and a half walk this morning...it was actually cool outside???
She wants yall to know that she REALLY REALLY appreciates the kind words and all of the PRAYERS!! She ended the last post with "Patty knows your strength is her strength"...right after that she read Little Goodson's (Laura) comments! "If it is hard to find the strength know that we will be strong for you, if it is hard to smile know that we will smile for you....you are not going through this alone...we are all fighting with you." Very strong words...but it is exactly what we need to do for her. I will add...and we will pray, and pray, and pray for her for God is on her side and God will give her strength...together as the Patty Raye's Prayer Warriors we will stand for her as she fights, and we will fight with her!
God Bless
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
The Waiting Game
Sorry guys...I know it has been awhile. I was waiting till we really knew something...obviously we are still waiting.
Patty had several Doctor appointments last week...with the oncologist, the radiologist and the neurosurgeon. They did receive the pathology report of the tumor back from the Mayo Clinic. The results were the same as the biopseies, yes she had two!! The report said that it was an Astrocytoma grade 3. Which means that it was malignant. The neurosurgeon said he feels that he got all of the tumor that he could see...which is a good sign. She has had some minor side effects from the surgery...but is working through them. The doctors will follow their plan that was set up prior to the surgery...She will receive Chemotherapy and Radiation. The chemotherapy will be administered through a capsule which she will take for about 42 days, take a break then take some more...she will be going through radiation for about 30 days during the same time...she still doesn't have a set schedule as to when they will start...hopefully we can get that tomorrow.
Her brother, Bobby Jay from Alaska flew in last Thursday. His son Robert is graduating from High School and his daughter Trisha is in the miliatary and is stationed in SA. He will be in Texas for awhile.
Patty has been using the time off to recover from the surgery, going through all of the medicine information, and looking at all of the cards she has received as well as go through the blog. She loves hearing from her students...both current and graduates as well as all of her family and friends. Patty knows your strength is her strength.
We did manage to get over to the movies...and yes we had our "REQUIRED" popcorn!!! All we could eat!! She thinks along with that and Omie's cooking she will have to go get a new wardrobe. She says she will just buy MooMoos :) lol
God Bless
Patty had several Doctor appointments last week...with the oncologist, the radiologist and the neurosurgeon. They did receive the pathology report of the tumor back from the Mayo Clinic. The results were the same as the biopseies, yes she had two!! The report said that it was an Astrocytoma grade 3. Which means that it was malignant. The neurosurgeon said he feels that he got all of the tumor that he could see...which is a good sign. She has had some minor side effects from the surgery...but is working through them. The doctors will follow their plan that was set up prior to the surgery...She will receive Chemotherapy and Radiation. The chemotherapy will be administered through a capsule which she will take for about 42 days, take a break then take some more...she will be going through radiation for about 30 days during the same time...she still doesn't have a set schedule as to when they will start...hopefully we can get that tomorrow.
Her brother, Bobby Jay from Alaska flew in last Thursday. His son Robert is graduating from High School and his daughter Trisha is in the miliatary and is stationed in SA. He will be in Texas for awhile.
Patty has been using the time off to recover from the surgery, going through all of the medicine information, and looking at all of the cards she has received as well as go through the blog. She loves hearing from her students...both current and graduates as well as all of her family and friends. Patty knows your strength is her strength.
We did manage to get over to the movies...and yes we had our "REQUIRED" popcorn!!! All we could eat!! She thinks along with that and Omie's cooking she will have to go get a new wardrobe. She says she will just buy MooMoos :) lol
God Bless
Monday, May 25, 2009
A Quick Update
Patty has been resting and relaxing in San Antonio. She is staying with Omie and Opie...her mothers is a wonderful cook. She has had some great days and just some good days. She will have her first oncology appointment tomorrow...she is very anxious to get everything started.
She is very appreciative of the comments and cards, books and DVDs...her prayers are answered each day through yall's kind words of healing, positive thoughts and the love that goes into each one. Thanks so much for everything.
We ask that you continue to keep her, her family and her doctors in your prayers.
God Bless
She is very appreciative of the comments and cards, books and DVDs...her prayers are answered each day through yall's kind words of healing, positive thoughts and the love that goes into each one. Thanks so much for everything.
We ask that you continue to keep her, her family and her doctors in your prayers.
God Bless
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