Ok, this is hard. The results are in and we still have questions to ask. So I am reluctantly posting the results but would like everyone to keep in mind there are alot of unanswered questions still. Mom plans on calling tomorrow morning and asking the questions she didn't have the chance to ask yesterday. What I will tell you is prayer is needed more than ever. The doctors told her that after the first rounds of chemo and radiation, the tumor is still there. We aren't sure to what extent but the PET scan revealed the tumor is still in her brain. Please keep Mom in your prayers and I will be posting more after she has had a chance to ask the appropriate questions.
Thank you all who have been leaving comments and emailing me with your notes. I plan on putting together the scrapbook soon!
Love to you all....
Michael and Tara
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Friday!!!
Ok, I told everyone I would let you know when the PET scan was and it is this Friday, July 10th @ 5:30. It is a 2 hour procedure! I told Mom that she should ask if she can take some dinner in there with her! We will all be very anxious to see what the results turn up. So again, please keep mom in your prayers. This is a difficult prayer for us to pray right now. We all want the cancer to be gone but, we also want anything to show up that needs to be looked at. So, mixed feelings on this one but the Lord knows our hearts.
We also have family staying at Mom and Dad's right now. Maxine's 98 year old mother flew out from Oklahoma to come and visit. Yep, I said 98 and she is still as spry as ever! It's amazing. Mom's niece and nephew, Robin and Chris are also there helping with Grandma Payne and Mom. Mikala has also extended her visit to Northern California to help out. You could imagine the help that is needed as Mom and Grandma are there. Please also keep them in your prayers.
Sorry this is so short but that's all I have to post at the moment. The next post will be with the results..... not sure when those are supposed to be in but I will let you know.
Thank you all for your comments you've left and the emotion-felt e-mails I have received on Mom's behalf. I will be making a journal for mom soon with all the comment and e-mails I have received. I'm sure she will enjoy reading every one. So, if you would like to contribute something to the journal, leave a comment or e-mail me! Mom would love to hear what you have to say.
Blessings,
Tara
Friday, July 3, 2009
Hello everyone!
Wow, what a busy week! We just got home from "Kuzzins Kamp" and we are pretty tired! But we are still going strong! Summer is a busy time for us but in a good way.
So, Mom got her results from the MRI and it didn't show anything we didn't already know. Take that as you may. They did however order a PET scan which scans your entire body for any cancer cells and the cells would then show up on this scan. Now you may be like me and ask yourself, why wan't this done before? I asked myself the same thing! However, it did show swelling in the area the tumor is/was in. The doctors weren't sure if that was from bleeding, growth or something else. Hence, them ordering the PET scan. A little frustrating but I guess they have some order they do things in..... I don't know!
So no date has been set for the PET scan as of yet. We are all hoping for sometime in the next week, possibly two. When Mom received the news she sounded encouraged, as were all of us. Our hope is that if the tumor was growing back, it would have shown on the MRI. None of us want to "jump the gun" but things might be looking up! With all that said, we still need to be praying like crazy! Pray that the Lord would continue healing her and that this next scan would show no cancer cells what-so-ever in her body! We all know and believe the Lord is capable.
So that's it for now. Once the PET scan is scheduled, I will let you all know so we can be praying on that date. Once again, thank you all for your prayers and support of the Hooper family. Please feel free to contact me with anything further or if I failed to put information on here that you would like to know about. Thanks again and Happy 4th of July! Let us also keep our troups and veterans in our prayers as well as Maxine!
Blessings,
Tara
Wow, what a busy week! We just got home from "Kuzzins Kamp" and we are pretty tired! But we are still going strong! Summer is a busy time for us but in a good way.
So, Mom got her results from the MRI and it didn't show anything we didn't already know. Take that as you may. They did however order a PET scan which scans your entire body for any cancer cells and the cells would then show up on this scan. Now you may be like me and ask yourself, why wan't this done before? I asked myself the same thing! However, it did show swelling in the area the tumor is/was in. The doctors weren't sure if that was from bleeding, growth or something else. Hence, them ordering the PET scan. A little frustrating but I guess they have some order they do things in..... I don't know!
So no date has been set for the PET scan as of yet. We are all hoping for sometime in the next week, possibly two. When Mom received the news she sounded encouraged, as were all of us. Our hope is that if the tumor was growing back, it would have shown on the MRI. None of us want to "jump the gun" but things might be looking up! With all that said, we still need to be praying like crazy! Pray that the Lord would continue healing her and that this next scan would show no cancer cells what-so-ever in her body! We all know and believe the Lord is capable.
So that's it for now. Once the PET scan is scheduled, I will let you all know so we can be praying on that date. Once again, thank you all for your prayers and support of the Hooper family. Please feel free to contact me with anything further or if I failed to put information on here that you would like to know about. Thanks again and Happy 4th of July! Let us also keep our troups and veterans in our prayers as well as Maxine!
Blessings,
Tara
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