Month: June 2014

The Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines!

On Friday, Michele started her first chemotherapy treatment at UT Southwestern bright and early at 7:00 AM! Michele’s chemotherapy cocktail is comprised of four powerful drugs, which will greatly aid us in this battle. As Michele told the nurses, it was time to call in additional support from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines (she aptly named her four drugs).… Read more →

Home Sweet Home!

We arrived back home in Dallas after 4 productive days in Houston at MD Anderson. There, we met with our team of doctors, did lots of blood work, a more comprehensive CT scan, plus had meetings with Integrated Medicine and Genetic Counseling. We were all impressed with the level of care we received and feel more confident than ever that… Read more →

Off to See the Wizard!

Tomorrow, Michele, Scott, Zach, Kevyn, and Bradley (remotely) depart for MD Anderson in Houston to begin kicking PC in the rear (or tail)! Our first appointment is scheduled bright and early Tuesday morning. As we get more information, we will keep everyone informed about our schedule and whereabouts. We are working on several food delivery options in Houston and will… Read more →

On the juice!

Yesterday, Michele, Nancy, and I went to visit an immune system nutritionist who helped us fine tune Michele’s cancer fighting diet. The doctor will also be analyzing Michele’s blood to determine her body’s nutritional balance and organ functionality. This way, we can keep everything strong, active, and healthy to allow all her body’s energy, and eventually the chemotherapy, to fight the… Read more →

First Win!

Today, Michele rocked it. She had a successful biopsy of the liver today at Texas Oncology at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. The doctors didn’t even need to use the full hour and were able to get in and get what they needed. We rested at the hospital, she took a bit of tylenol, and we were out of there by… Read more →

Welcome

Dear Family and Friends, We want to thank you for taking the time to stop by and joining us in this fight.  We have created this blog as a place where we can come to share information and updates in Michele’s fight against Pancreatic Cancer.  It is our hope that this will become a so called one-stop-shop for everything related… Read more →