New Plan, Same Prayers…

There are no words to describe hearing “We cannot proceed with surgery because the tumors have grown and are more active, and proceeding with surgery at this time could be catastrophic.”

That was Friday evening. Hutton’s surgery was scheduled for Monday morning. 

So instead of surgery on Monday, we were now meeting with her oncologist. Having to sit with the unknown over the weekend was pure torture. What are we going to do? Are we going to switch to a different chemo? Are we going to try for surgery at a later date? Or are we going to hear our biggest fear, that they are going to tell us there is nothing else they can do? What is the new plan? WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN? 

This weekend was full of hidden tears, spiraling thoughts, and just all the things. 

BUT, our appointment this morning was somewhat reassuring. Her oncologist told us what his “plan” is, but he still wants to meet with the rest of Hutton’s oncology team this Thursday, to review her case and have a solid plan by the end of this week. 

So we’re back home, waiting to hear from her team on Thursday evening or Friday morning and a new chemo treatment is scheduled for Monday. 

We are praying that this chemo is the one to fully eradicate the cancer from Hutton’s body! We are also praying so so hard for Hutton’s little body and for her bone marrow. Her bone marrow really takes a hit and takes a long time to rebound (longer than typical) which in turn delays the follow-up round(s) of chemo, so we are also praying that her body reacts and responds positively to this change and will produce the numbers she needs to stay on schedule.