First and foremost: Amanda saw the oncologist this morning and the tumor is softening and getting smaller! He is very pleased with her progress and thinks that she is on the right track to kicking this thing out the door, please let it hit you on the ass on the way out, thank you very much.
She is currently undergoing her third treatment. The bad part is that she has now twice exhibited some allergic reactions to one of the two chemotherapeutic agents. This means that she has to get more steroids, more benadryl and have the medicine administered over a longer period of time. They will very likely deal with this by administering a prophylactic dose of the anti-allergy medications in the coming treatments.
Overall, though, Amanda is in good spirits and still the strongest person I have ever known. I have seen her power through more in the past month than anyone should ever have to endure in a lifetime. She has done it with only minor complaint, and those complaints are more to do with the whole hurry-up-and-wait approach that is, unfortunately, standard in fighting this kind of disease. Not once has she uttered a "why me" or "this isn't fair." She grits her teeth, lets out some of her best expletives (And she is a virtuoso of profanity. One of the many reasons I lover her so.) and gets on with it.
So, keep the good mojo coming! You guys are a big part of her improvement, and we love you all for it!
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