Emmy's Story Archive

Aside from our bicycling adventures, we’ve spent the rest of the time meeting with our new care team(s) from the proton and oncology departments. We're going through additional imaging (CT/MRI) so they can see the most recent pictures to determine our absolute best course of action.

where Emmy’s cancer has returned, at the original tumor site, is very close to a number of vital parts, especially her bladder. So close in fact, that another surgery would mean the removal of her bladder completely and then a lifetime of associated complications. Not a road we wish to do down. Protons are allowing us to treat the recurrence without doing to much damage to the surrounding areas. A ultra precise game of millimeters.

...we’ve reached day 17 of 28 on her radiation treatment schedule and it feels good to be ticking off the days until completion. Up until now we haven’t noticed many side effects from the daily proton beams being directed into her tiny, pale body from the giant, hulking 220 ton machine.