Cancer Update

Hi there. Thought we would give you a little update. The blog posted before our Japan trip gave you a the status on where we were with Nancy’s cancer. Numbers up and re use of same treatment pretty well eliminated.
So we are at the what is next place. 

We returned a week ago today from Japan. A nice little trip. Right before we left we decided that now would be a good time to see what was cooking at Mayo Clinic. We had talked with Dr Dan about this some time ago and we all had decided to hold it in our back pocket for later. We think later is now so we called and talked to them before we left. We left them with info and headed off on the trip. Just before coming home we got a message from Mayo Clinic in Rochester saying to call as they would accept Nancy for a consult. We did that and have an appointment for August 9. Have no idea where this will take us but here we go. Nancy’s brother Scott is going with her as he is such a great question asker and listener. Sue’s idea. She will impatiently wait for a report when they return
Dr Dan is looking for alternative treatments or trials and we hope to hear something from him this week.
Most likely if alternatives are found they will be elsewhere and we will have to go there for treatment. He also sent a sample of her tumor off to a group that is looking at it for what types of cancer cells are in her tumor in hopes that it might give some clues as to next treatment types that would be recommended.

So thats where we are right now. Kinda limbo. Nancy handles it with grace and Sue hates limbo!!!!!!!

Nancy was a trooper in Japan. Long days and hot and humid but she held up very well. The group we traveled with was very nice and supportive. They could not believe what she was doing and how well. Me too!!! We will do a blog posting but wanted this to get out so you are not wondering what is happening.

So the plan was to travel to Mayne Island in BC to our home  in late August. As of last night we still do not know if we will . Our focus needs to be on whats next and getting it going. So lets say we are still thinking about it and if it works that we can, we will. 
Terri (our niece) and her daughter Lauren and friend are here from Milwaukee. Lauren is grown up. They drove her car (we bought it for her) up to show us and to do a visit to the University of Minnesota as a possible school for Lauren.
And then there was the all day shopping to the mall. Terri and Nancy and I went to an art fair and home.

So Japan blog and pics soon.