Thank you all so much

wennydog · 01-29-2008, 11:53 PM

Thank you all so much for joining Marie on Wed night to pray for Pat and I.We are going through a very hard time right now and I appreciate everyone being so giving and kind especially knowing that many of you are also suffering the devastation that cancer can bring. Pat's favorite ice cream is vanilla bean always with a chocolate surprise on the side. Pat has fought a long , hard admirable battle but I am afraid that her body just can't take anymore. She sometimes still has that gleam in her eyes that lets me know that she is still there but mostly now I believe she is suffering. My hope is that she will soon go to a place where there is no pain or suffering , only peace and that I will survive this loss and always live a life in her honor.Thank you again for your love and kindness.
Sincerely Donna ( wennydog) in Birmingham

Pat Bailey 55 yo
2001 DX DCIS, mastectomy & reconn
2003 dx mets to lungs, double thoracotomy for bx, herceptin, navelbene,carbpl,
2005chest wall reoccurrance, rads, repeat herceptin, navelbene,carbopl
2006more mets to chest wall, axillary and rt neck lymph system, Taxotere, herceptin
x 2 treatments, inflammtion to lungs,pneumonia, stop taxotere , rads
2007disease progression to small intestine, rt. axilla, lungs,epirub,5FU,cytoxan x 2 tx
disease halted but counts so low and so weak that chemo stopped.
July2007 disease progression, given 3 weeks to live. Began herceptin, doxorubicin
2 weeks later ready to leave hopitaland ambulatory with assistance. 1 week at home then
signs of lymphedema and epidermal skin rash returning. #2 dose of doxil given with no response.
Gemzar started while back in hospital with slow positive response. Back home but terrible weakness and stomatitis.
Stop doxil. Start Gemzar, tykerb and herceptin on 8/21/07
9/12/07 Diarrhea too devestating, Tykerb stopped. Gemzar every week still keeping cancer signs away.
11/07 Pat falls at home after trying to get up by herself. Hospital, home after a week and a half. Gemzar side effects- weakness too much.
11/07 One dose of Ixempra. Pat was very sick and weak with no quality time between doses. 12/10/07 Decision to stop all chemo. Continue Herceptin
Doctor says 1-2 months.