Sad news and good news

One of our good friends, Faye Kotter, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer two years ago. It was 6 months after Craig's diagnosis and we have felt a real kinship with Faye and Wayne over the past two years. Unfortunately, Faye's time ran out last Saturday, Nov. 5. Way too soon. We never would have thought Craig would outlast Faye. It makes no sense and cancer never will. Faye and Craig are feisty and unique individuals. I thought that alone would give them both more time. We're so sad for the Kotter family and love them all. We will miss Faye so very much.

Craig had a 3 month checkup and follow-up to the CT scan last Friday on Monday 11/7. Dr. Weis, our new doctor, came in and said, "sorry I'm late but it's ok because I have good news". Once again the tumors are stable and some have even decreased in size slightly since the last scan. The tumors are "multiple" and large (the largest being 7.0 cm in maximum diameter and measured 7.8 cm on a prior scan). The report says: "Some lesions are unchanged in size, however, some lesions show interval decrease in size when compared to prior exam. This may represent treatment response." It's almost unbelievable that one person loses their fight and we keep winning the fight. We thank Pfizer for Sutent and all of you for your prayers in Craig's behalf. We will continue living and enjoying every day we have. Today is Chase's 21st birthday...so glad we're all here to celebrate together. Chase makes us proud and is a wonderful son to both Craig and I.