Today's trip to the doctor has shown that there is a few tumors in Karin's brain that have grown. There are others there also, but there are 2-3 that are causing problems. Dr. Sattar has agreed to send Karin where she needs to go to get treated. Jeff has left messages for Dr. O'Day, Dr. Alder (Stanford) and we are also working on pulling together the needed reports to get an appointment at UCSF. Oh, I am also working on Doctors Hospital in FL.
They are holding off on giving Karin anymore chemo in the hopes that she will get into Stanford for their Gamma Knife procedure (not really a knife, but radiation). Gamma Knife has shown to be successful because they are able to pinpoint the exact location of the tumor, unlike in whole brain radiation (WBR). The drawback with the Gamma Knife is that they can only pinpoint 2-3 tumors because it does damage the brain tissue.
Jeff asks for your prayers. As I am sure you can image, we all grow weary and they are no exception.
We will continue to wait upon the Lord. "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah 40: 31
I know I have written that scripture before but I think it fits well here.