The Purple Pine Tree

Melisa and Tim's Latest Updates and Info

Quick Update: Stable, Starting Radiation

Fell a bit behind on the blog as we went into Holiday mode, battled COVID, shoveled way more snow than expected on the mini-ranch, and...

Round 8, Week 1

Update on Round 8 of chemo in Melisa's journey fighting stage III pancreatic cancer.

Stable Disease at 7 Months

Melisa and I heard the words "stable disease" at our last visit to MD Anderson. Her CA 19-9 marker is within normal range. Amazing.

Round 5: Seeing the Future

Round 5, week 2 was another good week! Our primary doc/oncologist actually noted that after Round 6, we could be moving away from IV chemo!

Stay the Course

We are happy to report no real changes as Melisa holds mostly steady through more chemo.

Good News from first MRI!

Last Thursday Melisa had her first MRI scan since starting chemo. Today, we met with MD Anderson doctors and reviewed positive progress!

Send Good Vibes!