It's War

A war has been declared. It’s us against the tumor that has invaded Elizabeth’s body. We have a plan of attack and on Thursday, May 29th we are going to begin. Our goal is to make Elizabeth cancer free and save as much tissue as possible. We expect to shrink the tumor to the point where a lumpectomy will be all that’s needed. To reach this goal we have enrolled in a Chemotherapy clinical trial at Ochsner Hospital. The trial gives us access to cutting edge drugs and a higher degree of care. There is no placebo. All the drugs are FDA approved for cancer treatment. The trial is designated NSABP B-40, the link will give you the specifics. We are in the group 2B. It will be a long process; there are many bumps along the way. We feel that the final outcome, crushing the tumor and winning the war, will be worth all the trouble.