Delighted October, mates!
I hope you have all experienced a amazing start to slide and are enjoying the cooler temperatures and beautiful tumble days.
I’m popping in right now with a new Dominic update. Thank you all so a lot for your e-mail, the playing cards and gifts that you have sent, and all of the prayers you have presented up our relatives appreciates it all so quite much ❤️
The Latest Therapies and Scans
Just after Labor Day, Dominic experienced his second spherical of immunotherapy therapy, adopted up by a new established of scans and a bone marrow biopsy in mid-September.
We obtained quite encouraging news… the scan showed that 50% of the most cancers has cleared, which is the largest transfer of the needle that we have noticed so much.
The comprehensive-entire body radioactive scan done for neuroblastoma is identified as an MIBG scan and it is presented a “Curie score” – 10 segments of the entire body are scored to 3, based on how a lot cancer is existing, which usually means the optimum rating it can present is 30. In Might, Dominic’s score was 27 following operation and prior to beginning immunotherapy, his rating was 26. Right after the 2nd spherical of immunotherapy, this most current scan showed a rating of 13.
His bone marrow biopsy showed what the medical professional referred to as “just a trace” of neuroblastoma cells, a reduction from the past 5 to 10%.
We pray that the immunotherapy solutions continue to be this productive and that he will before long be fully cleared of the cancer that stays.
Following Up…
Dominic will have his 3rd round of immunotherapy the 7 days just after following, and then the fourth spherical about a thirty day period just after that, followed by an additional established of scans.
Immunotherapy, compared with chemotherapy, does not bring about white counts, platelets, or hemoglobin to drop, so we never have to fear about 2 times-weekly lab function or transfusions. We just need to have to go into clinic after a week to have his central line dressing transformed.
In the Meantime…
Dominic commenced kindergarten final 7 days! It has produced my coronary heart so joyful to see him enjoying regular 5-yr-previous life, showing us the papers he’s labored on, and talking about the small issues that have occurred throughout the working day.
Right after expending the last 6 months going again and forth from hospitals, inpatient stays for chemotherapy, operation, limitless clinic visits, transfusions, radiation, and anything in among, obtaining some normalcy in every day daily life has been this kind of a blessing for him.
AND he turns 6 this week! 🎉
Coming Up…
You may perhaps have viewed a couple of new e-mails from me this very last 7 days! Thank you so substantially for the brilliant feedback!
I’m slowly but surely starting off to get again into the swing of factors and with a marginally far more predictable program at dwelling, I’m hoping to deliver again Friday Factors and mail you tasty recipes on a semi-regular foundation once more. Remain tuned 😋
