Diana’s Story

Site created on January 11, 2019

Welcome to our CaringBridge website. We are using it to keep family and friends updated in one place. Diana has been having a lot of pain in her shoulders, neck, and arms.  Today we found out that Diana has a tumor that has deteriorated and fractured her C5 vertebrae in her neck.  The tumor is pressing on her spinal cord and has caused her to lose function of her left arm.  There is a second tumor that is  located higher up in the C1 and C2 area, but it is not causing problems with the cervical spine.  The Orthopedoc surgeon and Oncologist have ordered multiple tests to learn more about the tumors before doing surgery.  She most likely will have surgery Saturday or Sunday to remove the tumor and repair/build the vertebrae.   The surgery will be quite complex and we are expecting surgery to take 5 to 7 hours.  We will continue to update everyone as we learn more.  We appreciate your support, prayers, and words of hope and encouragement. Thank you for visiting.

Newest Update

Journal entry by Katie Roedocker

Diana has completed two cycles of chemo.  The last one was a little tough, but she is getting better every day.  The plan is to complete the last cycle next week as long as she continues to do well.  She met with a specialist from Denver today.  He is recomending that she have a stem cell transplant.  If everything goes as planned, she will go to Denver sometime the week of March 4th or 11th.  A stem cell transplant will be quite taxing on her.  She will need to be in Denver for about 4 weeks.  We continue to appreciate all of the prayers as she fights this battle.  
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