Updating On My Condition

On Saturday night the 16th the kids were all down and they decided to do the cooking for mom since we just got back from Hawaii. Even ron made a sushi appetizer and robbi made some tonkatsu and broccoli beef and of course juli fixed a salad. what a feast we had.

As for my treatments now the update is that I am already taking Tarceva, which seems to be working and I am getting a lot of blemishes on my face and body. I will have Zometa to strengthen my bone on Thurs. March 6th and also radiation on my femur bone to stop my cancer there will begin on March 10th. So far I feel okay and thanks to all of your prayers and cards and all I feel so much peace and comfort throughout all my doctors appointments and treatments. Our kids have been with us 24 7 and are so supportive . Will keep in touch later. Thanks for all your kind thoughts. Lv dottie

Still searching

Today I spent most of my day at Hoag Hospital, since our son Ron and June are still researching the best dr. for me. They keep looking up on the internet and finding positive comment about Hoag Hospital and how successful they are with their cancer patients. It sounds very promising, it states that at Hoag the result is the the 5 year relative survival rate for lung cancer patients diagnosed and or managed at Hoag cancer center is 50% higher than the national average. Hoag has one of the largest lung cancer programs in the US. Don took me to Hoag for my appt. today but since June came we sent dad home. He had a cold and was miserable. June stayed with me all day and Dr Andrea Nanci explained my condition to us for 1 1/2 hours and tried to make it so clear to us. It makes it so nice for June to be with me since she is quite knowledgable and can also do all the talking for me. I will probably be getting some radiation treatment on my femor bone which has cancer on it and Dr. feel she wants to protect it being that all my weight is on it when I walk and she doesn't want it to break, if I fall or anything. I am now taking the tarceva treatment and Dr Nanci agrees with the treatment but wants me to take the full 150 m.

I have many dr's appt. next week and the following week so I will be putting on alot of miles to Hoag.

I just want to thank all of you for your comments and kind words of encouragements and prayer. Also love the wonderful scriptures you all have been sending.

I am not really too good at this blog yet and want to answer with a comment to each of you but I just don't know how now. and like an old lady I'm afraid to pust new buttons thinking I will lose what I typed. So be patient. Maybe when Brittany, our grandaughter comes home the on the week end she will help me again. Love all of you for your support and prayer.
The Lord is my helper, so I will not be afraid. What can mere mortal do to me. Heb. 13:6
til again lv dottie

Back from Hawaii

Aloha to all of you,

Left for Hawaii on Monday feb. 11th with Juli, Robbi, Don and I and when we arrived in Kona, Ron came to pick us up right away and presented each of us with a orchid lei, which was really so thoughtful of him.

Arrived at Waikaloa Marriott Hotel about 4 pm and June was there for us and Ron presented June with a lei a kiss and also a dozen beautiful roses for their 25th anniversary.

From the moment we arrived, we enjoyed the scenery, and the great food. On Tues. morning we all had the hotel buffet and stayed and ate and visited for 2 hours and off to the beach for a great and adventurous walk on the walking trail taking picture after picture. Had a great relaxing and fun time with the kids really acting like kids.

The rest of the week was just fellowship together and going to the great restaurant Manago's for Pork chops and to Waimea, to Have breakfast at the local Hawaiian style cafe which was unbelievably good and Big.

Played cards in the evening and finally arrived back home on Friday at 10 pm Jeffrey was waiting for mom and dad, since he came to visit with grandma over the week end. Went to the van and OH NO!! van is dead, no battery, Ron and June still looking after us. They stuck around with us til 1:00 am until the AAA came to save us. All in all we had a wonderful time and now anxious to be with all of you our loving and supporting friends. see you all later.

Here are a few pictures of our relaxing week at Waikaloa. Even made goard bowls with an instructor, which was all of 2 hours of painting on the bowls, with our artistic talent. a time together on Saturday night with the whole family getting in out cooking our dinner. Jeff slicing all the vege's, Mitchell making donburi, and the gals doing all the finishing touches. and finally a family picture. Bye for now and thank you to all of you.

Thanks for your support

Hi everyone! I have been thinking of you so often and miss you so much. I would love to speak to all of you in person, and hope I can visit with you soon. In the meantime, this blog will help keep you updated on what's going on with me and my health.

I will be going through my treatment with this medication which has a great success rate for Asian, non smoking women who have the non small cell cancer, carcinoma. Being that my cancer is inoperable and I do have live cancer cells on different parts of my body, the oncologist feels that this drug may slow the cancer down or even stop the growth. The doctor will do blood test and ct scans periodically, we will see how successful it is going to be. The drug is called Tarceva.

You are all such a blessing to me, a source of giving me strength and joy. I just want to tell you, how glad I am that God blessed my life with all of you. This medication has side effect of drying up my skin and making me itchy, and I may look really ugly, but I can deal with that.

Our son Ron and daughter-in-law June made plans last November to go to Kona and invited us to help celebrate their 25th anniversary on February 12th . Since I am feeling okay right now, we will all be going to Kona and plan to have a super great time. Ron and June left February 8th and we will be leaving on February 11th and be back on Friday the 15th. Our 2 daughters Juli and Robbi will also join us and our super son in laws will be taking care of their children til we return. I will begin my treatment on the 18th.

When I return from Hawaii I will connect with all of you again.

Love you,
Dottie