For months, our doctor had said that he would have a much better idea of how effective the chemo and stem cell transplant were when he did a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan. That scan was scheduled for Feb 20, but disappointingly, the radioactive isotopes needed for the scan were not delivered. We would have to wait until March 1 and then wait until today (Mar 7) to get results. Wait... The delay seemed like a long time, especially since at our last visit we were told that we were at a time in the process where the cancer would begin to gain strength again. This wait was delaying the next stage of the treatment. Wait... Today we had our "results visit" and the report was worth the wait. The scan showed no significant areas of cancer growth and the blood work was characterized as better than would have been expected. My blood, even though myeloma is a blood cancer, looked a lot like everyone else's blood. Medicine provided treatment, your prayers and kin
Brian’s diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma was in May 2018. The initial treatment was a stem cell transplant. After 30 months there was a relapse, followed by chemo, another relapse, new chemo and yet another relapse. In January 2024, the 4th treatment began. Brian currently gets weekly injections of an immunotherapy drug. Sometimes we keep the faith and sometimes we need family and friends around us to keep the faith for us. This blog is about enabling us all to be kept in the faith.