Hello everyone-Maureen is doin pretty well this week. She had chemo on monday and she was started on a new drug, XGIVA, yesterday. This is the same drug as Prolia, an osteoporosis drug, in a higher dose, which has been shown to retard the growth of bone metastases in Breast Cancer. The greedy pharmaceutical company charges $1850, WHOLESALE, per shot and the treatment is monthly---ridiculous drug costs are probably the worst part of medicine today.
We also had a consult with Dr Pollack, the Radiation Oncologist, and he went over all of her recent pictures in detail with us. There is some cancer in 2 vertebrae-T-8 and T-11, but it is small and he does not feel he needs to radiate them yet.
She is also going for another consult to WVU to see Dr Abraham soon.
She is using mostly a cane around the house instead of the walker, and yesterday was able to get up off the sofa on her own propulsion, which is definitely an improvement.
Will do another update soon.
Love Bob
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Dear Marti and Bob,
Just want you to know that I continue to pray for you daily. Marti, you are an inspiration to me. I wish we lived closer so I could bring over a meal now and then. But you have family and friends who love you and are there for you as you have always been for them.
Love & prayers,
Joyce Cunningham
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