It’s time for action...

7/17/01... The day that changed our lives forever...the day we heard the words “you have cancer”.  Mike has endured 3 thoracotomies, which has left him with about 1/2 of each lung and bad shoulders because they have to dislocate your shoulder to get to the lungs, he lived through MRSA after the first surgery, has taken loads of supplements, done lots of natural therapies, tried different diets and protocols, he’s done low dose insulin potentiated chemo, done a targeted clinical trial, and done more natural therapies to get us to this point 20 years down the road. 

It’s time for action now though because his recent CT scan showed significant growth in at least 2 of the more than 7 tumors in his lungs (multi-focal NSCLC stage 4). His MRI also unfortunately showed 3 lesions/METs in his brain ranging from 2-4mm. Mikes oncologist Dr. Molina is suggesting starting a newly approved RET gene targeted oral chemotherapy drug called Selpercatinib (almost identical to his clinical trial drug Blu). So after his appointment Mike had a baseline EKG done because this drug can cause heart issues, so this would need to be done routinely as well as blood pressure readings (my past nursing skills should come in handy). We are digesting all this information, praying, and talking to our family before we decide what action to take. We may go to MD Anderson for a second opinion.

Life seems so hard right now, and not just for us but for everyone. The last 18 months have us constantly saying “you can’t make this stuff up” or “ it’s always something”. There is such fear, fear mongering, fighting and hatred that it seems like the world as we knew it may no longer exist!?! I don’t have any answers except to trust God’s plan. I have lots of times when I ask “why” but then I remember that His ways are not for me to question. 

The words from one of my favorite songs is “with every breath that I am able, I’m gonna sing of the Goodness of God”!!! Thanks in advance for the prayers, I will update when we decide on the course of action. #cancer #lungcancer #stage4lungcancer #cancersucks #Fcancer #mikeymo #beblessed #eatpraybreathe #goodnessofgod