Matthews Cancer Adventure

Zero is a Great Number

Family and friends,
Today is admit day for the beginning of Matthew’s consolidation!!

It will be another cycle of the Immunotherapy.

This is the treatment that got him from a Curie score of 23 to 0 to which we are very grateful to God!!! He has tolerated it well each of the previous times. This is part of “bridge treatment” to Bone Marrow Transplant in September.

Your prayers, thoughts and support, as always, will be appreciated. And of course we will keep you informed

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Cleared for Departure!

This is a bit of a long story so bear with us.

In the last post we shared with you that Matthew was declared in “remission” and that the words “no evidence of disease” and “cancer free” were used by his primary physician. On the heals of that a previous opportunity would suddenly resurface.

Some many months ago sweet Emma’s grandmother and grandfather had asked if they could take Matthew, along with Emma, her Mom and her little sister, with them to Norway as they traveled there to celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary. With the treatment plan always in flux it was just not possible to commit to allowing him to make this trip. We not only didn’t know where Matthew would be in treatment but also we were unsure if his bones would be up for a trip because they are still recovering from the disease. A trip might just be too scary at this time. But with the good news from his doctor this trip now seemed possible.

What a difference 15 hours make!

From the start of wondering if Matthew could even still go to Norway, until we had everything working out, a grand total of 15 hours passed. And so many things had to fall in place fast:
– We had to get official permission from his doctor
– His doctor had to write and send a letter for Matthew to take with him on the trip
– We had to contact the travel agency and see if there was any room on the tour for him
– The travel agency had to get him on the same flights and staying at the same hotels
– And Matthew had to get packed and ready to go

We are so grateful that all worked out and Matthew was able to be blessed with this trip.

Sweet Emma’s grandmother and all the family on the trip took to Matthew so quickly and a great collection of memories are now in the books.

GREAT NEWS!!!

What could be better than hearing your C.N.P. say your sons cancer “curie” score has gone from a 23 to a 1?

Hearing your doctor say that the 1 is really a ZERO!

What could be better than hearing your doctor say the 1 is really a ZERO?

Hearing your doctor say your son is in “Remission” and then, as you are leaving, hearing her say, “Go! Enjoy being CANCER FREE!” !!!!!!!

When Dr. Foster first came in the room she said that other oncologists at home and AROUND THE WORLD are referring to Matthew as the “miracle boy”!!!!

We can’t even express how we feel … We are so thankful that it was God’s will to bring Matthew to this day and we believe that God certainly does hear and has answered prayers!!!!!

Is this just a coincidence????
– His oncologist was in Australia for a conference of top docs for this specific cancer from around the world when Matthew’s scan results came in. So … she was able to share them & get consensus from docs around the WORLD about the next step!!! This is so great since he is the only one in the world with these results!!!! We’re breaking new ground and charting a new course!!!!!

When asked Dr Foster said that the results they were expecting, after the minimal progress from the first 7 cycles, was at best to go from the 23 to a 10, 12 or 15. Needless to say, their highest hope for this last treatment wasn’t even close to what occurred! Just amazing! When dealing with such a stubborn cancer this is truly a miracle!!!😊

Matthew’s response is not something they have seen before which means that his Adventure is Charting A New Course!

Because of how aggressive this cancer is, even just one or two pesky cells floating around looking for a place to hide, more treatment is needed to ensure all of those cells get blasted. More on that later…..

Matthew’s response to the Immunotherapy is not something they have seen before which means that his Adventure is Charting A New Course!

We are so thankful for your prayers, love and support! We sure would like it if you could continue in prayer with us!!!