Health Updates

I'm officially now at the halfway point of chemo: 8 down, 8 to go! It's a little faster-paced now, which is intense, but also means getting through with it! With all as planned, I should be finished with treatment by around the end of April. Here's to health and peace for all of us in the new year!!

I'm happy to share a few very positive updates: We got the final pathology report and the tumor is 100% OUT, dunzo, gooooone! Dr. Morris was surprised by how clean the wound looked already and said this is the quickest she's ever seen a patient heal! (That was very encouraging to hear, especially from a seasoned surgeon like her) I was released early from rehab and get a little while now to enjoy home :) There's still a long way to go, but we really couldn't have hoped for a better outcome at this point. Thank you, thank you for the wide variety of support and good wishes you've all sent!! We're so fortunate to have you all, keeping us going through all of this. As for next steps, I have an appointment tomorrow with the plastic surgery team to remove my staples & also with Dr. Meyer to check in and set the next chemo date. Update (12/13): the tentative plan is to begin chemo again this Friday.

Hello! It's Jane again, writing from rehab where I've been doing much-needed, intensive physical therapy. I was transferred here, another unit of John's Hopkins, one long week ago. It's been grueling at times but thankfully I've made progress each day and had many lovely visitors to encourage me, as well as one of my parents by my side the whole time. At this point, I can get in and out of bed more easily and now almost independently; walk a fair distance with a walker and now crutches; and climb a few stairs with both rails or just one (as I'll have coming into my house). We just had a meeting today to discuss my anticipated release date and we've set it for this Friday--meaning if I continue to improve at this pace, that's when I'll be ready to go home; in just 4 days! Aaand Francis will be back from Ohio the next day... Oh boy!