July 3, 2007 - A change in plans

This morning we met with the surgeon and decided to go ahead with surgery on Thursday. It was not an easy decision, but we both felt comfortable with it and were glad that the decision was finally made.

However, at 5:00 pm we got a call from the oncologist telling us that the surgery had been postponed until Tuesday. Here is the brief explanation: there is a test they can run to determine whether or not the tumor has favorable biology. They believe it does and the decision to do surgery is based on that belief. However, there is a possibility that it is not. This test will tell us for sure. We will know the results on Friday.

What does this mean? If the test comes back like they believe it will, Keira will have surgery on Tuesday and likely will be done for now (praise God). No more chemo, no more surgery. If the test comes back showing that the tumor has an unfavorable biology, which they do not expect, but it may happen, Keira will have to do 4 more rounds of chemo and then go through a more aggressive surgery.

Here is how you can pray: pray for good test results; pray that when the surgeon looks at the tumor through a scope on Tuesday that he will be able to resect it without opening her up; and pray that he will be able to get it all without damaging the nerves. If all of that happens, it is only by the grace of God because those last things are very, very unlikely.

Thank you all and we will keep you updated

Jason, Erin and Keira Grace