URGENT PRAYER REQUEST FOR T.

I just got off the phone with Rob at 8:20pm. They are at the St. Clare ER. Teresa's calcium level is at 14.7 (very high) and they are admitting her to flush her with IV fluids. Please pray for the levels to drop!

Let's Pray T. Up for Monday

Monday is the big day. Teresa will start chemo around 9 am and go for 1 1/2-3 hours (depending on the medicine). I would like for us to lift her up for the whole day. From 6 am to 6 pm (before and after too), please pray specifically for the following:

• for Teresa and Rob to be calm.
• for the medicine to work effectively.
• for the paperwork/insurance/biopsy to be done/settled so that other chemo can be administered.
• for good health
• for Rachel and Kendal to be calm, patient and understanding
• for Teresa to have no ill effects to the medicines.
• for family and friends waiting.
• for God to work a miracle in healing.
• for the peace that passes all understanding!

**You don't have to sign up for a specific time; just pray for them throughout the day**

Please keep Teresa fresh on your mind especially Sunday and Monday but also through the week as her body reacts to the chemo. If anyone has any other items to add to the list above, please email me at bcsaunders@accelplus.net

Thank you so much for taking time to pray for this family!

Chemo on Monday!

Teresa will start chemo at 9am on Monday. She will only get the Taxol because until the pathology report is in, the insurance will not allow them to use the Avastin. Pray that the insurance company receives the pathology report soon so she can start both medicines. Also, pray that she has a restful weekend prior to starting and that her anxiousness about starting chemo is minimal.

Details from Today's Appointment

This is a message from Rob that explains today's appointment with more detail:

Teresa is ER/PR +. This means that he will not have to treat as aggressively. Still waiting for pathology report from last week in regards to whether she is HER 2 +/-. This will determine how he utimately treats her. If HER 2+(which he believes it will be), he will treat with Taxol and Avastin. She will get Taxol one time a week and Avastin one time every two weeks. He said that the first time will take approximately 4 hours. After that, a single dose will take 1 1/2 hours or both at 3 hours. Dr. Gupta also said that she should not lose all of her hair.

There are a couple of philosophies for treating. He can go at it very aggressively or more gently. Either way, the results are the same over the period of time. As a result, he wants to keep her quality of life at a decent level and will treat more gently. He feels that she will be able to enjoy and spend time with the girls and not be down and out with this approach.

When asked about long-term prognosis, Dr. Gupta did not give us any indication. He said that every patient is different. He did say that, "We are not backed against the wall." She will have her ovaries removed once she gets into the treatment. This will help reduce the estrogen which the cancer feeds off of.

Please continue to keep all of us in your prayers. We know that they are being answered. We need to remember that there will be set backs along the way. However, we feel blessed for every piece of good news that we receive. Keep praying that she responds well to treatment and can beat the odds!

Update from Today's Appointment

No new news as far as the prognosis. Still zeroing in on the liver only which is good and chemo will begin this week or next. They ran into an insurance snag so that is the hold up. Pray that the paperwork moves through quickly so that she can get going!

Appointment Today

Please keep Rob and Teresa in your prayers this afteroon as they meet with Dr. Gupta.

Scans

Teresa received good news this afternoon in that the MUGA scan and PET scans both came back normal indicating that only the liver is affected. They are still waiting for the pathology report to come back from last week's liver biopsy. Once they receive that, they will proceed with a treatment plan. Keep praying!

Thank you from the Ramey's

Rob asked me to pass this along to all of you:

We want to thank everyone for their prayers and support over the last two weeks. We are very fortunate to have such wonderful family and friends. In addition, it has been very moving to know that complete strangers are praying for her recovery. Teresa is in for a huge battle against a terrible disease. However, she can beat it! Her faith is strong and she knows that she has everyone in her corner.

Please continue to pray for us as we go down this difficult road.

Rob