Dear Friends and Family,

 

The bad news keeps coming in.  We were scheduled to start another Phase I Clinical Trial at Stanford next Wednesday but that has been cancelled.   On Thursday June 10, as one of the pre-trial exams to qualify for this study, Quincy had a CT scan of her head.  Sadly, the scan shows her cancer has now spread to her brain. 

 

We have a meeting Monday morning at UCSF with the radiation oncology team and will start radiation treatment immediately.  Hopefully, with radiation she can remain pain free for a while, as she has yet to show signs of her rapidly spreading cancer.

 

Meanwhile, the twinkle in her eye is a little brighter with the addition of two new kitties at our house.  She gave them the names of Aladdin and Jasmine.  It's wonderful to watch how two furry little creatures can bring so much joy to a very sick little girl.

 

Thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers.

 

Love,

Roger and Lisa

 

 

Dear Friends and Family,

These monthly updates are getting harder and harder for us to write.  At the end of May, Quincy finished her Phase I Clinical Trial at Stanford without any complications.  On June 3rd, as part of the follow up protocol to the experimental drug Quincy had taken, she had an MRI and a CT Scan. The results were very depressing.  In addition to the lump on her leg increasing in size, there is a new lump below her knee, multiple lesions in her thigh, and worst-of-all, a sizeable tumor on her pancreas measuring 6 cm.  This tumor was undetected 5 weeks ago. 

 

With all of this bad news, Quincy is still doing fine and has yet to feel any pain.  Quincy's doctor has suggested we try one last Phase I Clinical Trial.  The particular drug in this new study has shown to have some effect in various adult cancers.  The treatment schedule and side effects seem manageable, so we have reserved a spot and will start next week at Stanford. 

 

School is over this week and we are looking forward to a happy summer with Quincy.  Thank you to all of you who helped kick off our summer with our Memorial weekend trip to Lake Tahoe.  We haven't had many opportunities over the past 2 ½ years to get out of town so this trip was very special for all of us.

 

Love,

Roger and Lisa