It’s been a while since my last update and for that I apologize. Liz had another CT scan on her lungs Wednesday and the results were impressive. In late-May, before the palliative radiation treatment started, the tumor in her left lung had caused a total collapse of the lung. Yesterday, the scan showed that the tumor had shrunk to less than half its original size and approximately one-half of her left lung had re-expanded. She has another 10 days of IMRT and they will evaluate the next step(s) after that.

Liz is able to get up and move around by herself more now than in May. With the help of our daughter Victoria, she has started doing simple exercises to try and regain a little strength and duration. Liz still relies on her wheelchair to get around outside the house, but she did spend some time on the back porch last Saturday morning getting some fresh air and sunshine.

Her doctor has resumed prescribing low potency steroids and her appetite is slowly returning. Liz eats small amounts of solid food a few times a day now, however, the bulk of her nutrition still comes from protein shakes 2-3 times a day. We are hoping the protein shakes will become the backup to more substantial foods in the near future.

That is about it for now. Will try to update a little more often in the future.