Dear family,

Janae has been doing well the past month or so and lately seems to be increasing her stamina day by day. Yesterday we went to the University of Washington for her latest MRI scan. We met with her oncologist, Dr. Rockhill.

He told us that yesterdays scan shows some items of concern. One of the tumors today was the size of your thumbnail. Previously it had not been detected or even tracked because it was so small that it was not a concern. Another one of the tumors that had been treated with the Gamma Knife radiation last October had additional swelling around it and it is too a concern. Dr. Rockhill said this is precisely why he recommends that we have an MRI performed every 3 months so that we can detect any new tumors or any tumors that are growing. The good news is that none of the other seven tumors which were previously treated with the Gamma Knife procedure (last October) have grown. In fact many of them have continued to shrink significantly since the last MRI scan in June.

We are discouraged that any of the tumors have grown at all, but believe it is due to Janae's having had such great results for this entire last 11 1/2 months since her last Gamma Knife procedure. Dr. Rockhill strongly suggests that Janae recieve the Gamma Knife radiation treatment again for the second time. We are in agreement and have made arrangements for this to happen next Thursday, October 9th.

We want you to know that we feel very blessed that her progress has been so significant. We continue to recieve so many kind encouragements and thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers. We know they make a huge difference in the outcome. We are very thankful for each day and for her continued progress in so many ways. We appreciate all of your expressions of love, thoughtfulness, and kindness and we go through these difficult times. Your prayers and friendship mean the world to us. We love you all,

Calvin and Janae