Friday, March 25, 2011

Hopefully Out of the Woods

Good News! Blood work and MRI came back with good results. Here is a copy of my mom's message to our family on March 20th:

Patrick is doing very well...By the end of January, the effects of the radiation had finally pretty much gone away...minimal trembling of the hands(it was so bad at one point that he couldn't even write!),nausea subsiding, and much more energy. He is weaning himself from almost all his medications.
We went to Pittsburgh on Thursday and got a good report...no new growths in the brain or spine. Some of the spinal tumors are shrinking- none are growing. Dr. Lieberman will see Patrick in 3 months. He will have an MRI of his spine only-yeah!- no brain MRI needed.
We praise God for answered prayer!