I wanted to share a quick update on my health. This Monday marked the beginning of week two in my three-week Trodelvy treatment cycle, which included my infusion, lab work, and an appointment with my oncologist.
Unfortunately, my cancer markers have increased on the last two tests, and my liver enzymes have risen again as well. As some of you may recall, I started Trodelvy at half the standard dose because I have historically experienced significant side effects with many treatments. Thankfully, the side effects have been much more manageable than expected.
Because we need to get the cancer under better control, my oncologist increased my dose to 75% of the standard amount for my second infusion this past Monday. I'm happy to report that, so far, things are going well and I'm tolerating the higher dose without any major issues. I'm especially interested to see what my next lab results show, particularly my liver enzymes and tumor markers. For now, my oncologist has decided to complete this treatment cycle and move forward with a third cycle to see whether things begin to stabilize from a lab-work perspective.
If my numbers don't improve, we may need to move up my imaging studies so we can get a clearer picture of what's happening inside my body. Otherwise, my next scheduled scans remain at the end of July.
In the meantime, summer has been full, busy, and fun. The kids are coming home from a week at camp today, and in July they'll be heading to Alaska for a mission trip. They're still raising support for the trip and are incredibly excited about the opportunity.
While they're away, Drew and I are hoping to sneak off for a little getaway of our own—a chance to recharge and enjoy some much-needed time together. I am really looking forward to it.
In fact, Drew took the day off yesterday, and we enjoyed a little day date together. I honestly can't remember the last time we had the chance to do that. We spent the day exploring a new trail in downtown Austin, wandering around, and enjoying some delicious food. It was such a nice break and a wonderful way to spend time together. We have an anniversary coming up in just a couple days and I turn 50 in July. So, those are some fun milestones. I look forward to every one of them. Each day we are gifted is such a blessing!
My prayers for now are as follows:
- That my cancer goes away completely. Praise the Lord for the healing we must believe He is doing in my body!
- That this treatment shows signs of working very soon, and all my bloodwork calms down and heads towards normal range.
- I created a workout plan with the help of AI to help physically strengthen my body. Never in my life have I felt so weak, so it's such a strange feeling. I want the energy and motivation to be able to keep moving.
I will finish this post with something fun. One of my sweet friends who is at camp as a sponsor sent me this photo of Luke and Abbey from camp. Our church took about 160 people total, including 140 students. Camp week is the kids' favorite week of the year, and I can't wait to hear all the stories when they get home.
One of the highlights is the themed recreation team competition. In the weeks leading up to camp, students plan costumes, chants, team spirit ideas, and other creative touches for their assigned teams.
There are many teams competing each day for the camp's "seat of power". I'm happy to report that Abbey's team won on Day 1 and Luke's team won on Day 3, since one of our church's teams won the seat on day 3, the church got to bring home the seat of power — a toilet seat decorated in each of the winning team's themes.
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