Good News!

Some of you might know about this already but just in case you don't:  the biopsy results show that all is well with my cells and the tumor is necrotic (dead!).  There is no sign of live activity, so let's just say I fall into the 5% of people that actually survive pancreatic cancer.  My surgeon said, "The fact that we are sitting here talking a year after the diagnosis is an unusual occurrence as I don't get to do this with most of my patients since they are usually gone..."--he might not have said it exactly like that but words to that effect.  

Foremost to God be the Glory.  So many prayer warriors praying for me.  If you were one of them I thank you for it.  Let's keep at it since there is still surgery for April to excise the remainder of the mass and some repair.  We will just enjoy the victories along the way.  My back pain has gotten so much better since a few days ago. God is good!  :)

Love you!

Mimi

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."
~ Hebrews 11:1

Mimi with grandchild #15, Ezra.

Happy New Year!

“The spirit of the Lord God…has sent me to bring good news….to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

Isaiah 61:1-2          

Where did January go?  It’s been a long time since I’ve updated my blog (November).  I hope everyone started the New Year on a good note.  As for me, a lot has happened since my last update.  I underwent a procedure in November called Nanoknife, only the second one performed on the pancreas in the country.  This is supposed to be the technology of the future.  The tumor on my pancreas was bombarded with electrical impulses on a cellular level via needles to kill the remaining cancerous cells, if any.  My faith tells me they should all be dead but in the next week I will have a biopsy for the doctors to confirm that and for the surgeons to decide if surgery is still necessary to remove a portion of the dead tissue.  In that respect, I’m happy that everything is looking very good.  Progress has been made, however not without a cost.  Due to my 28 radiation treatments this summer, there was some damage to the spinal column which required cement to be placed in several cracked vertebrae (performed in January) to alleviate my pain.  I will have to put up with the pain for a while for further healing.  I will keep you posted as progress continues.