Dear family,

Two weeks ago Janae had a full body scan. Later her Wenatchee Oncologist, Dr. Garrison called to tell her that he didn’t see anything in the scan and that everything looked very good. He took a few extra minutes on the phone to tell her, that people just don’t do as well as she has done with brain cancer as advanced as she had. This was great news to hear that she is doing so well. When I visit the doctors with her and see their faces, I can also tell that they feel she is doing marvelous, even far better than they can believe.

Dr. Garrison suggested a couple of weeks ago that she should see a dermatologist just to make sure nothing was happening that would allow the melanoma to grow or expand. As a result of a visit with the Dermatologist, last week Janae had 3 moles on her back removed and tested. Yesterday the dermatologist called her back and told her that one of the moles contains melanoma. She made an appointment for next Monday to have it completely removed including extra material around it just to be safe. This of course has caused Janae a lot of worry.

Janae and I are here at the University of Washington Medical Center. Today she is having blood work done as well as an MRI scan of her brain. We met with her Oncologist, Dr. Rockhill at the U of W. He told us that today’s scan looks about the same as the last time (March 2010) or slightly better. He showed us several of the tumors using the measuring tool on the computer and we could see that they are slightly smaller than last time we reviewed them with him. This is Great News. She is feeling better and getting stronger ever so slowly.

It is so wonderful to have her doing so much better. We feel very blessed that her progress has been so significant. We are very thankful for each day and for her continued progress with the cancer treatments that she has and continues to receive. We appreciate all of your expressions of love, thoughtfulness, and kindness as we go through these difficult times. Your prayers and friendship mean the world to both of us.

We love you all,
Calvin and Janae