Caitlyn's tumor has grown about 30% in the past 12 weeks.
We spent some time talking with Dr. Goldman last night after her MRI. We looked at the scans and could see the growth. Dr. Goldman did say on a good note, that from the measurments it appears to be growing slowly. This means that the Zarnestra is keeping it at a slower pace; because normally when this tumor shows re-growth it just explodes.
Now Jason and I start the process of reading through our options of other trials. The brain tumor consortium is meeting this Thursday and our doctor will be there to discuss our options. We hope to have a new plan of attack by the end of this week.We continue to fight for our daughter's life, and know this battle will not be easy. We have to stop the tumor from growing anymore. We recognize that the only way to really stop it from growing is with a cure--and currently there is no cure for this type of tumor.
That is why, I ask you to read the link to curesearch.com (below). Learn what you can do to make sure the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act gets passed. There is not enough research being done and funding has been cut.Thank you for all your support and prayers. I have learned to wish and pray for small miracles while I'm waiting for the big one. So for now we pray that we will find a cure with our next trial or at least another 5 months of quality life for Caitlyn before we have to try something new. I will post again when we know what our next step will be.
The Churak Family
