The Purple Pine Tree

Melisa and Tim's Latest Updates and Info

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.

A Silver Lining Update

We've sought answers from the crystal ball these first few weeks, but we were warned by Mark, our 'Patient Navigator" at Banner / MD...

Tomato in the Dishwasher

I think we've handled it all pretty well so far. And then I find a tomato in the dishwasher this morning...

Good News from Melisa

Sharing a few of Melisa's Facebook musing from last 24 hours, for those not on Facebook. Please don't feel you have to join Facebook - we...

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