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A New Regimen

Last weekend Sid finished his last dose of Oxillaplaton. Good riddance! Thanks for your help, but we're glad to see you go. 

His scans gave us great news! The cancer is still contained to the original areas and they are all shrinking! In the words of Dr. Nevela, "Your prayers are working."

This coming weekend Sid will start his new regimen. It will be a combo of chemo pills and a target/immuno therapy IV infusion. The infusions are every 3 weeks now instead of every 2. The side effects are supposed to be fairly mild overall. We are so grateful for that! Sid will continue to get scans and tests regularly and adjustments will be made as necessary. 

We don't have a timeline to report since it's all individually based. We know that Sid is getting the best care possible, and that's good enough for me. 

Thank you for your prayers. Each time I hear my kids pray for their dad it just.... It hits home in a wonderful, meaningful way. Every single time. I hope they are learning from it as I am.







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