OUR FAMILY

LEARN THE ABCDEF'S OF MELANOMA!!! EARLY DETECTION IS THE KEY!

  • ASYMMETRY: Does half of the mole look different from the other half?
  • BORDER: Is the border of the mole irregular or ill defined?
  • COLOR: Is the color uneven or has it changed over time?
  • DIAMETER: Is the mole larger than a pencil eraser?
  • ELEVATION: Has the surface of the mole changed? If it was smooth and flat before, is it now elevated ?
  • FEELING: Has the sensation around the mole changed? Does it itch? Is it painful?
  • PLEASE DO A SKIN EXAM EVERY MONTH AND WATCH FOR THESE SIGNS.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

treatment limbo, life limbo..how low can you go???

well, this is now the 4th week that marcus' liver enzymes are still too high for his interferon treatement.....it had gone up to 5 times the normal (honestly i don't know what the numbers are, i am just going by what he told me dr. lavalais told him) anyways, she said she would not resume his regular treatments until he was completely back to normal-and every week he has to go in for the labs-and wait......dr. lavalais decided that he will decrease down to 9 million units per shot once he can resume..and i just feel like we are in limbo!! not only with treatment, but life too !! we are still waiting for all the insurance stuff to go through so we can fix the roof, fence etc, that was damaged during hurricane ike-then we will put the house on the market so we can finally begin the journey of building on our land in silsbee. we had hoped to have completed that last year, but melanoma interrupted. i am not complaining-just venting! i know that we are so blessed that marcus' melamona was caught at the stage it was, and that surgery removed it and that the interferon treatments will help prevent future recurrance....i just pray it all goes according to plan....cancer is so scary-it just does whatever it wants-and i don't like it!!!!!!!!!!

anyways, i am attaching a pic of marcus and i around christmas time at one of the many family gatherings we were blessed to be part of. we both have wonderful families and i truly thank God for them all. our girls are so blessed to have so many people that love them!! :)

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