Kara met with Dr. Fay, her surgeon, yesterday to discuss the surgical options. Dr. Fay proposed laparoscopically removing the lymph node by the spleen, where the new tumor is. Dr. Teh could implant radiation beads in the liver tumor at that time. To do this, Kara will have to be off of chemo for awhile -- specifically, off of Avastin for four weeks. Dr. Fay will coordinate with Dr. Lynch whether to move forward with preparing for surgery or to try a round of chemotherapy with the new drug Temodor first.
Kara has been feeling very fatigued this week. She will be getting a blood transfusion tomorrow, which will hopefully help her with her energy levels.
Prayer Requests:
- Please pray that Kara's medical team can devise a successful treatment plan.
- Please pray for increased energy and strength for Kara.
- Please pray for peace of mind and comfort for Kara during this break from treatment.
- Please pray that the cancer be eradiacted from Kara's body, permanently.
Thank you.
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Hi Kara,
It sounds like things are moving along well in the planning. :) Let me know if you need any help with anything when the date actually gets set. I hope that the transfusion helps tomorrow and you can get some energy back. Have a wonderful weekend--Happy Father's Day, Matt!
Love,
Leslie
Hi Kara,
We continue to pray for peace of mind and comfort for you as you wait on the Lord and the care He provides for you.
"Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful." John 14:27
We pray for many experiences of peace of mind and comfort for you each day.
Happy Father's Day to Matt and your dad, John Sr.! May you all have rest and enjoyment this weekend.
Love,
Aunt Karen and Uncle Don
Dear Kara, Hopefully you're feeling more than a little recharged after your transfusions and some rest this week-end! Energy will be so welcome to you, and no doubt the rest helps almost as much as the blood. You're such a wonderful trooper-so full of grit and determination and faith, and what a wonderful example to all of us you continue to be. Please know and remember how greatly you are cared for and loved and prayed for on a daily basis, and we pray believing in the miracle of healing that we know our Lord can perform and does in fact do regularly. Enjoy yet another holiday this Father's Day and most of all think of Our Father who is almighty and all-knowing and all-caring and who holds us in the palm of His hand as He watches over us always. Much love, Aunt Betsy
Dear Kara,
I hope that you have enjoyed a restful weekend, and that your recent blood transfusion has boosted your strength.
I know that you have a lot of decisions to make in the coming days, with all of the consultation you've had recently and so many options before you. I pray that the Lord would make it very clear what course of action to take and that your providers will agree completely on the plan of care.
I love you, Kara, and hope that you've enjoyed a wonderful Father's Day with Matt, Uncle John, and also John, Jr. We're so excited about Baby Kelly. :) Granny and Granddad would be so delighted, wouldn't they? A Kelly descendant--and another cousin for Emma and Luke to play with and love. :)
We're praying for you and ask the Lord to give you peace that passes all understanding, to guard your heart and your mind as He restores you to health. Jehovah-rapha continues to heal you every day.
Much Love,
Gina and Curby
Kara, this is my brother Roger's favorite song. May it inspire you even more than it did him all his life.
To dream...the impossible dream...
To fight...the unbeatable foe...
To bear...with unbearable sorrow...
To run...where the brave dare not go...
To right...the unrightable wrong...
To love...pure; chaste from afar...
To try...when your arms are too weary...
To reach...the unreachable star...
This is my quest, to follow that star...
No matter how hopeless, no matter how far...
To fight for the right, without question or pause...
To be willing to march into hell, for a Heavenly cause...
And I know if I'll only be true, to this glorious quest,
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm,
when I'm laid to my rest...
And the world will be better for this:
That one man, scorned and covered with scars,
Still strove, with his last ounce of courage,
To reach...the unreachable star...
THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
"Man of La Mancha"
When he was taking a shower, he would sing this with all the strength; gusto he could in his best baritone voice. I'm sure all the neighbors enjoyed!
It is written --
Eye has not seen
Nor ear heard
Neither has entered into the heart of man
the things God has prepared for them who love Him.
1 Corinthians 2:9
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