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Packing for MDA – 6th trip since diagnosis !

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    Snickers60
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    Precious hubby Wayne and I are packing for MDA- Houston – leaving Wednesday.    This is our 6th trip since learning of Wayne's

    mets in March – 2012 !   He began ZEL on April 23rd at full dosage (8 pills a day) and at 7 week PET SCAN he was CLEAN and we renamed

    him "NED" – dontcha just love that NAME !     

    He will do his second PET next week, so we have a little scanxiety going on !   We feel we will get a GOOD REPORT, but with MELLY,

    Precious hubby Wayne and I are packing for MDA- Houston – leaving Wednesday.    This is our 6th trip since learning of Wayne's

    mets in March – 2012 !   He began ZEL on April 23rd at full dosage (8 pills a day) and at 7 week PET SCAN he was CLEAN and we renamed

    him "NED" – dontcha just love that NAME !     

    He will do his second PET next week, so we have a little scanxiety going on !   We feel we will get a GOOD REPORT, but with MELLY,

    you just never know.   Would appreciate all prayers you might lift up for us. 

    He had mets to lungs, liver, sternum, spine, leg/bone.    We found it ACCIDENTALLY (we know it to be Divine)

     while scaning his heart for Plaque during a regular yearly physical.    

    His history:    

    Colon Cancer with early spread – 1990 – age 40 – year chemo and max radiation

    Earlobe Melly in 1999 – 50 years old – cut it off, did Senteniel node biopsy – no treatment – lots of follow up

    Melly Mets – March 2012 (13 1/2 years later) to lungs, liver, sternum, spine, leg bone.   

    June 14, 2012 – Renamed –   "NED" 

    PRAYING HIS NAME IS STILL "NED" !    

    THANKS GUYS !    PRAYING FOR GOOD REPORTS FOR ALL OF YOU BRAVE WARRIORS !!!

    Nancy (devoted wife of 3 X Warrior Wayne) 

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      aldakota22
      Participant

      Will be praying that Waynes name is still NED.Don"t you just love the sound of it.Rolls off your tounge so effortlessly .Ironic of how much effort it took to get there.All the best scans.Beat the Beast.    Al

      aldakota22
      Participant

      Will be praying that Waynes name is still NED.Don"t you just love the sound of it.Rolls off your tounge so effortlessly .Ironic of how much effort it took to get there.All the best scans.Beat the Beast.    Al

      aldakota22
      Participant

      Will be praying that Waynes name is still NED.Don"t you just love the sound of it.Rolls off your tounge so effortlessly .Ironic of how much effort it took to get there.All the best scans.Beat the Beast.    Al

      Gene_S
      Participant

      Prayers going out for you and Wayne.  Boy I sure do like his new name NED Wayne although he has been a great Warrior Wayne it is time for him to lay down his sword and celebrate. 

      Scanxiety is a rough thing to go through but try to relax now that he has his new name and hopefully all will go well for a long time for him.  Gene and I hate them as well.

      Judy (loving wife of Gene)

        NYKaren
        Participant
        Dear Nancy,
        Here’s hoping the name sticks!
        All the best,
        karen
        NYKaren
        Participant
        Dear Nancy,
        Here’s hoping the name sticks!
        All the best,
        karen
        NYKaren
        Participant
        Dear Nancy,
        Here’s hoping the name sticks!
        All the best,
        karen
      Gene_S
      Participant

      Prayers going out for you and Wayne.  Boy I sure do like his new name NED Wayne although he has been a great Warrior Wayne it is time for him to lay down his sword and celebrate. 

      Scanxiety is a rough thing to go through but try to relax now that he has his new name and hopefully all will go well for a long time for him.  Gene and I hate them as well.

      Judy (loving wife of Gene)

      Gene_S
      Participant

      Prayers going out for you and Wayne.  Boy I sure do like his new name NED Wayne although he has been a great Warrior Wayne it is time for him to lay down his sword and celebrate. 

      Scanxiety is a rough thing to go through but try to relax now that he has his new name and hopefully all will go well for a long time for him.  Gene and I hate them as well.

      Judy (loving wife of Gene)

      ccbreeding
      Participant
      Love the name Ned!! Praying for great results! What an amazing story…you and your hubby sound like two tough warriors!
      Keep us posted! I hate Melly!
      ccbreeding
      Participant
      Love the name Ned!! Praying for great results! What an amazing story…you and your hubby sound like two tough warriors!
      Keep us posted! I hate Melly!
      ccbreeding
      Participant
      Love the name Ned!! Praying for great results! What an amazing story…you and your hubby sound like two tough warriors!
      Keep us posted! I hate Melly!
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