Adrienne had her third of four DLIs on Friday and spent the weekend with her dad in Palm Springs. She's been changing her cell phone so we haven't spoken in a few days, but today she was doing fine. The antibiotic she gets after the DLI was prescribed differently at City of Hope but we trust that everything was done correctly. We've learned through experience that each hospital has their own protocols.
Adrienne's PET scan last week was positive with three nodes on the right side of her neck. The left side was clear as well as the chest. This is about as good as we could hope for. She was originally scheduled to start radiation on Monday but that was postponed. City of Hope didn't receive the radiation films from Stanford until Friday and they need a a few days to do the treatment planning. Adrienne should begin sometime this week, though we're still struggling to figure out rides. We understand that the short term side effects should be minimal. In general, she's found radiation to be much easier than chemotherapy but the travel to and from the hospital is very time consuming.
This weekend, we went to Seattle for Curt's mom's 75th birthday party. She's had two hips replaced in the last year and has lost a lot of weight, but we were delighted to see her looking so healthy and happy. She was incredibly happy to have all three of her children together. Everyone was amazed to see Daniel so grown up and handsome.
UPDATE: Radiation to Begin
Adrienne will begin radiation therapy on Wednesday, September 21, for 24 total treatments (3600 cGy total dose).
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