Dear Friends and Family:

It must be Spring because Dirk is out playing a round of golf today!  We are hoping Marybeth will join him soon to take some swings using her new shoulder replacement!

She has enjoyed her new shoulder since her surgery in January.  Her orthopedic surgeon Dr Cummins was impressed with her results and how quickly she regained her mobility and strength.   Dirk and she were able to enjoy a trip to Cabo with Jean and Mike McLoone in late March with lots of rest and golfing!

Marybeth’s CT scan came back last week showing advancement of the cancer in her abdomen. We understood this might be a risk since she was off some of the immunotherapy agents around the time of surgery, but are still disappointed.  MB and Dirk met with Dr. Moore  on Monday and reviewed the latest scan.  The next step is for her to go back on a more traditional  chemotherapy, Cisplatin and Gemzar which is different than the targeted immunotherapy she has been on with potentially more side effects.  She will be getting this regimen for 2 weeks on, then 2 weeks off for the foreseeable future.

Although this is not the news we wanted to hear, we remain very positive for her recuperating powers. We pray for her continued strength in this journey and know God will be ever present with her during it.  As always, Marybeth remains a beacon of positivity and faith and inspires all of us around her to be the same.

We so appreciate each and every one of your faithful prayers.  They continue to uphold all of us during this time.  We pray all of us are renewed by Gods Re-creation this Spring  as we witness life awakening around us.

With  gratitude and love, 

Team Patricia