A Stable Scan and a day out with friends

Jen's scan this time was stable!  It is hard to know exactly what is going on, especially with Jen on 4 biological medications.  The doctors still don't know exactly how to fully interpret changes with immunotherapy drugs.  Jen's tumor at this time is fairly sizable and there could be changes happening within it that are hard to determine.  Nevertheless, this is obviously good news.  We're not sure how long it will continue to hold at bay but we are grateful for every day we get.

Jen is back on the Tagrisso and has been for 8 days now.  The rash appeared last time on day 11, so we will have to see whether or not we need to stop it again for a while.  The UTI seems to have cleared up and a urinalysis was done on Tuesday and showed no signs of an infection.  The pressure sore continues to be an issue.  It doesn't seem to be getting any worse, but I'm not sure it's getting any better either.  Will continue to treat and evaluate.  I should also mention that the sling on Jen's arm in the pictures below isn't from a broken arm.  This is the arm that she has lost use of and supporting it helps to minimize subluxation (dislocation) of her shoulder.

Jen's high school friend Brian, left this morning.  Yesterday, our friend Dash was also back from Spain for another day and we were able to hang out a little longer this time.  The four of us went to Griffith Observatory yesterday.  Jen has been wanting to go back there for a while now and the timing finally worked out.  We couldn't have picked a nicer day.  The weather was amazing and the sky was exceedingly clear.  We even took in a show at the planetarium.  Jen enjoyed the day and the visits with friends tremendously.  Next week Jen's sister is coming for a visit as well.  I know I have requests from people for visits that we haven't yet been able to accommodate, but as much as Jen enjoys the visits, they do take a lot out of her as well.  I need to always schedule a couple of down days between any activity.  If you do wish to see Jen, please call me and we will set something up as soon as we are able.

Hanging out with Brian & Dash at Griffith

A view of downtown LA from Griffith

The day was clear enough to see the ocean.

A great panoramic shot that Brian took.

Jen with Dash and Brian and the Hollywood sign behind them.

Tesla coil in action. 

Jen taking in the exhibits.

A final pose before leaving.