Liver enzymes still elevated, but have come way down, enough so that they can add back in the Irinotecan! Not excited to deal with the side effects of an added drug, but mostly thankful we’re back to being aggressive I added in a very potent liver detox supplement to my regimen and I think it…
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Holy crap it’s been 3 months and I haven’t updated this! I’ll try and keep it short and sweet –
First of all, please let me express my heartfelt gratitude to every single one of you that continues to text, call, email, and carrier pigeon words of encouragement, thoughts and prayers, and even jokes (ESPECIALLY the jokes!) I couldn’t do this without my badass tribe!! There are so many of you that I don’t want…
Chemo Update
***UPDATE*** CT doesn’t show a ton of remarkable changes, however it does show several lesions have shrunk a little bit, and overall all the lesions are less dense, and no new metastases!! So we’re going with the ‘ole slow and steady wins the race game baby steps are still steps when they’re in the right…
Chemo Round 3 DING!
WBW and liver enzymes are low, but not freak out low – they’ve been trending down since the first treatment so something that we need to watch. Because of the low levels, we are not starting the new drug as it’s completely metabolized by the liver and we run the risk of just destroying my…
Hello friends and family!
Lots of exciting things to update you all on – I finished up my second round of chemo last week and I wont lie – it straight kicked my butt. It’s been a week and I’m still incredibly fatigued, and even though I’ve been in denial about it, I’m finally admitting I have a cold….
Today is the day! Starting chemo now :)
Wanted to send another heartfelt THANK YOU to all of you for supporting and helping get me through this. I love each and every one of you! Got my Caris report back and we now know that I have a BRAF V600E mutation – according to Dr. Google, less than 10% of patients with colorectal…
Megan Started A Meal Train
Hello friends and family, I’d like to announce that we have officially started a meal train for Jamie and her family. If you would like to contribute a meal, please follow the link below. You will find a calendar with an option to volunteer a meal. Be sure to click “View All Details” in Recipient…
Port Surgery
Home at Daddios recovering. Everything went great, I’m tired, groggy AF and HUNGRY!Some pain at the incision site, and having a catheter permanently installed in my neck is a super weird feeling. I will be able to take pain meds once I get to eat ❤️ Daddio Michael and step mom Dawni are taking great…
Colonoscopy
***UPDATE – Just got done with my upper endoscopy and colonoscopy – Confirmed stage 4 Chemo for 6 months Then reevaluate. If the tumors have shrunk enough, they will do surgery to remove the mass in the colon. I got this
Jamie’s Story
I come to you with a heavy heart and an urgent request to support our dear friend Jamie Walls, who has recently received some devastating news. Many of you know Jamie as well as her children Brian, Freddy, Dominic and Mia. Jamie was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer that has spread and metastasized…