more good news

I guess it has been a while since I've written to all of you....but I do have an excuse! We went on Tuesday to have my follow-up brain MRI done and we were lucky enough to hear the preliminary report from the doctor right away. It was all good news. The original tumor has been shrunk to the size of a pin head (follow the arrow on the picture) and, just as important, there are no new sights or tumors. We were afraid to pass on this news to everyone right away because we wanted to wait for the final report from the radiologist, which we finally got yesterday. So the radiation seems to have worked and the brain tumor is no longer a worry--at least for now.

I just have to go back every 3 months for more scans. Needless to say, we were quite relieved.

I continue to do quite well on Torisel. I still get low-grade fevers about 3 or 4 times a week, but usually a few Tylenol will do the trick. My energy level is so much higher than when I was on Sutent and I've been doing some "normal" things once again. Jim even went to work two days in a row while Andrea has been here this weekend. Let's hope this all continues for a long time... at least until the end of July when the baby comes!

Thanks for your continued support and prayers.

Love ya!

Linda