Yesterday, the doctors said they think there is a slight decrease in the size of Aimee's tumors-- possibly 10%. Wouldn't it be great if something were finally working? We'll go back in early December to check her progress again. Hopefully more shrinking!
But ... with the good comes the bad. The doctors also said that Aimee has something called hydronephrosis, which is a blocking and inflammation of her right kidney. They think it's probably caused by the surrounding tumors pushing up against it. She'll have to go in for surgery to have a stent put in so that the kidney can operate properly. It should be a simple procedure, and it may even relieve the back pain she has been feeling the past couple of months. We'll know more next week, but we'll probably head back to NIH in the middle of the week to have the procedure done.
In the meantime, we'll be halloweening. Hope to have some pictures posted this weekend.
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Yae yae yae for shrinking!!!
That is terrific news!!!! We are praying that this is the beginning of a complete healing. love you, Aunt Lin and Bapcia (enjoying the hospitality of Baton ROuge)
10% sound great to me! Think of all the things that would be so much better if they were 10% bigger or smaller. 10% sells chips and shampoo and toilet paper and diet pills and....Go cells go!
-Dot
Praise be! We send gratitude to God, along with more prayers for a complete healing. We start each day with several prayers to the Blessed Mother, whose requests her Son honors, so we keep praying that she asks Him for complete healing; love and strength for both of you; peace and joy; the absence of pain; and the complete enfolding of you and your family in the arms of the Holy Spirit.
Tons and tons and tons of love,
Chris and Bainard
Yeah!!!!! A Halloween miracle!!! We're keeping the prayers coming!!!
Love Betty, Chris & Maddy
We like Halloween miracles!
They may be better than Christmas miracles! At least to our family!
All our love and joy and off course prayers!
Thank GOD for some progress!! We will keep praying and you guys keep being amazing and strong! Good luck on the surgery next week! This is exciting news! Nicki and Shane
10% is great news! We'll keep praying for more progress, and lots more prayers for the upcoming surgery.
All our love, Lizzy and Court
Yay. May the shrinking keep expanding...you know what I mean. Thinking of you and sending you lots of good thoughts.
Love,
Pallavi
Hooray! 10%! Wowee! That's not slight! We'll keep praying; you keep fighting!
Love you guys so much!
Claire & Co.
Fantastic news, Aimee and Will!!!!!!! Oh my gosh. Keep working cells!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hilary
Will, I've been increasing my prayers for Aimee all day today. Please know how much my heart is with the two of you.
Grandmama
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