A quick note to all of you that Mom had spoken with regarding Cycles 3 and 4 that we're hoping she'll be eligible to go through. We had thought that these were due to take place April 11-15 and then two weeks after that. However we just learned today from her physicians that the gap between cycles 2 and 3 is actually very flexible.
4-5 weeks after Cycle 2 they'll give her a new set of scans. If she shows improvement, they'll ok her for the next set of treatments. We knew that part, but we had understood that then those treatments were regimented to pretty much start pack up immediately.
However it turns out that her physician actually prefers often to wait another week or two to ensure that his patients have a little more time to recover their strength and feel more like themselves and be healthier before undergoing IL-2's rigors again. And he makes this scheduling call on a case by case basis.
That means that a) we won't know whether mom is a go or no-go for more therapy until the second week of April or so (which isn't new info), but then b) if she is a go...we won't know until then when her treatment weeks will actually be (this is new info).
So if you were somebody who had volunteered to help her in Portland or in Corvallis during or after her treatment weeks she still very much appreciates and will need that help (since Lori and I should both have newborns by right around then and Jon and Brian will be helping us and caring for Dash/Kai) but she won't be able to confirm when she actually needs you until a month or so from now.
We're really sorry for any inconvenience or change in plans this may cause and understand that some of you may no longer be available, but it turns out that's how this treatment scheduling works....
B
We'll keep you posted.
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