Message of Hope
I received word back last night from my coworker about her daughter. Yesterday's nine hour surgery went well, and the news was more positive and promising than expected. Here is part of the message that I received from my friend. "We got a wonderful surprise in that several pathologists think the tumor is not an anaplastic astorcytoma, but actually a grade 2 different type of astrocytoma that is rare, but slow growing. We still need to wait for the full 5 day report to come back, but at least 3 people agree that it is this type of tumor. We are so excited! If it is this type of tumor, she will only need radiation and no chemo. Before we were talking a year of treatments, now, it should be a shorter term." This little girl still has a long road ahead of her, but this possible change in the diagnosis has given her family new hope for her future. Thank you once again to those who have remembered this little girl and her family in your thoughts and prayers. In what see...