Monday, Nov. 22

Lisa is at home now!  She was released this morning, and everything is looking good!
I have another sign of God's amazing work to share.....When we went to Mayo in August, they did a blood test to find out her CA 19-9 reading.  This is a tumor marker (or substance produced because of cancer).  It is used to evaluate how the patient is responding to treatment once it's started.  The higher the number, the more advanced the disease is.  Her reading at Mayo was 13,000 U/mL.  Normal for a healthy person is between 0 and 37 U/mL (units per mililiter).---yes, you're reading the number correctly.  When she started chemo in Springfield, the number was 16,000.  Very high!!  She requested that the test be done again over the weekend. Her number as of today is 532!!!!!--a huge drop!!!!
This is incredible news to receive!!!  We continue to give God all the glory!
I probably won't post to this blog until after the holiday or until she starts chemo again on Monday. From our family to yours....Have a great Thanksgiving! We all have so much to be thankful for.