Thursday, July 5, 2007

Renee's Improvement

First, I would like to apologize for taking so long to update the blog.

On Wednesday, June 13th, Renee had a bone marrow sample taken, and a bone sample. These were sent to the Mayo clinic for analysis, as the original bone sample had been.

On Wednesday, June 20th, Renee had a PET scan which returned as "normal".....Praise the Lord.

Around Thursday, June 28th, we received the results from the Mayo clinic. When Renee was first diagnosed, there was 80% cancer "involvement" shown on the bone sample. The latest test showed 20% cancer "involvement", which is a great improvement.
Since there was still IgM protein in her blood, we did not expect to see the cancer completely gone, but we praise God for the great improvement.

Renee is in Charleston visiting her family for the week of July 4th, and will return next week to have a blood sample taken on July 12th. We will then meet with her oncologist the next day(July 13th) to discuss the future direction for continued treatment. Please pray for wisdom, and the continued grace of God for Renee and the family.

2 comments:

Ann said...

Renee and Brian,
I too, give thanks for your improvement. Hope you enjoyed your visit home. The Gaillard clan(all 20)leave for a vacation at Santee today. We continue to pray for your healing. Love, Ann

Hamlet said...

Dear Brian and Renee,

This is Gina (Morgan)Smith. I graduated ABC with your brother Renee. I just wanted to tell you both that my church has been praying for you and keeping up with your progress. I'm very interested in knowing how things are going for you now. Please keep Kim Buttrum in your prayers. He keeps getting little melanomas taken off and praise the Lord keeps doing well. You can follow what is going on with him at www.prayforkim.blogspot.
I remember your sweet spirit and have enjoyed your pictures! What a beautiful family you all have.
Your sister in Christ,
Gina Smith