The past few weeks have been very unsettling.
On the positive side, I will start my 11th (out of 12) monthly round of maintenance chemotherapy this coming Monday – 5 consecutive daily subcutaneous injections of Guadecitabine. I am still in remission and look forward to determining what my new normal will be following completion of treatment.
On the negative side, Lorraine fell at church after bible study a few weeks ago. No apparent damage, but I made her go to the Emergency Room when I got back from Anniston to make sure there was no concussion or fractured bones. The hospital’s CT scan indicated no broken bones, but a considerable number of small nodules on her lungs. She was directed to return to M.D. Anderson (she is a multi-year survivor of breast cancer) and be tested to determine whether or not she might have pulmonary metastases (secondary lung cancer) or a lung infection. She completed an initial appointment with M.D. Anderson where they performed a more detailed CT scan and collected multiple blood samples to analyze for potential fungal or bacterial infections. The initial results suggest she may have secondary lung cancer, and she is scheduled this upcoming week to return to M.D. Anderson to have an interventional radiation biopsy to confirm whether the multiple small nodules observed in her lungs are cancerous or benign.
We ask during this time that everyone please keep us in your prayers and may God watch over us in the upcoming months as he always has. We are very fortunate to have both of our sons and their families here, as well as many friends and kindred spirits in our church family.
We are keeping the faith and remain optimistic that we still have many years to enjoy life and the company of others.
Prayers Up,
John L.
Cancer Journey 
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