Adrienne saw her oncologist at City of Hope on Friday. He is hoping she can start the clinical trial by September 24. The only big issue is getting the tissue biopsy from her hip last May from Stanford to City of Hope by that date. As I understand it, they will study her tumor and follow how the new drug, SAHA, affects the genetics of the tumor. If we can't get it by that date, Adrienne will need new scans before starting the drug and our insurance company may not want to approve them so quickly after her August 10 scans. (Gotta love those insurance companies.) To prepare for the trial, Adrienne will have a bone marrow biospy next Friday. She isn't particularly excited about this prospect but is eager to begin treatment and get this thing under control. Since she will be sedated for the procedure, a friend from school will take her to the appointment.
Adrienne's school is going well, though she has been very fatigued, probably due to the change in her cardiac medication. She is also having a complete endocrinology checkup in the meantime. She is working at the Kravis Institute again and has started her yoga classes. The yoga is a bit difficult so she'll just see how it goes. Adrienne is also now the Vice President of Straight But Not Narrow.
Curt and I just got back from our little trip to Santa Fe and Sedona. The higlight of the trip was definitely a helicopter ride around Sedona and through the Grand Canyon. I've been fortunate to see some beautiful scenery but I've never seen anything as beautiful as this area of the United States. It was truly astounding.
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