Well it's Friday and I am hooked up to my chemo pump yet once again. This time is going to be the one that makes a big difference! I am officially starting the BiPar trial today. The clincial trial nurse randomized me yesterday and I drew the inhibitor experimental drug. Only half the people on this trial get it and I got it! This clinical trial is going to be in 66 sites in the United States and Grand Island (Saint Francis Medical Center Cancer Treatment Center) is the only site in Nebraska to receive it. Dr. C and his team pushed hard to try and get it here because there are several of us who are case specific (triple negative metastatic stage 4 bc) and they believe it's going to do great things. The study in earlier testing showed that women with this specific case had longer overall and progression-free survival when treataed with the inhibitor plus the two chemotherapy drugs Gemzar and Carboplatin.
We are so lucky this has come along. I feel very confident that it is going to shrink the tumors I have and keep them at bay for a long time! I am starting this trial as I approach my year anniversary of my recurrence, which by coincidence in the article Dr. C brought me to read about the study says; approximately 15% of all breast cancers are triple negative, of those 30% will develop metastases and of those the survival rate is about 13 months after development of the metastases. However, they think it's more like 3 years here. But in other words, I am really hoping this works.
Also, on a completely different subject, I did get a new camera body. Even though I'm not really working, I still enjoy taking pictures of our kids and wildlife/nature ect..., and the occasional session for a niece/nephew or friends' senior, as I did in August. I just snapped a few pics of the kids as they were waiting for the bus the other day. I haven't gotten to use it much yet but am hoping to take some pictures of some flowers and nature this weekend to try it out. By the way, I am selling my Canon 20D body with 18-55mm lens if anyone is interested. It takes awesome pictures. It would be a great camera for someone who has a Canon film camera with interchangeable lenses as they will work with this digital body. Let me know if you're interested, asking 450.
Have a great weekend! Heather.
2 comments:
Hey Girl, Since you told me you updated I thought I'd check it out of course:) Those pictures are soooooo cute! Their smiles and their eyes are so beautiful, so you and so Matt, that is awesome to see and thanks for sharing those beauty's with us!! As for the trial, that's just wonderfull it is here in Grand Island (I mean at Saint Francis Hospital) and that you won't even have to go out of town for it! Bring it on! Kick some ass there and keep us posted OK!? Call if you need anything! We are only a phone call away! You are in our thoughts and prayers always!!!
Hey Cousins! Heather, GREAT PICTURES! I love you guys all so much and was SO HAPPY TO READ ABOUT YOUR "HAPPS"! Thanks for posting and keeping us updated! I love all of your pictures, but MY GOSH, what BEAUTIFUL little kids you and Matt have, and you take such lovely pix! WE are hoping to take a road trip soon and come and 'bug' you guys and know we are so faithful things are going UP FOR YOU!!! YOU ARE A TOUGHIE AND WE ARE SO PROUD! Love and prayers and hugs and hope to see you all soon! Lisa, Tim and Lilley!!!!!
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