Journal entry by Tamara DeRidder —
Today I have terrific news!! The PET scan taken of my body on Monday June 3rd revealed NO cancer remaining in my lymph nodes!! No sign of cancer in my liver or spleen!! All my blood work on June 5th came up with both my white and red blood cell counts in NORMAL range. Dr. Luftkin stated that he had not seen my hymocrite this high since back in 2016! He is proceeding with the full 6 treatments of chemo with #4 starting on June 5th in order to take care of any free-floating cancer cells. Plus, although my liver is back down to normal size, my spleen is still a bit on the large size. Everything is looking great and it is our hope to chase all of this cancer out of my body so I will not have to go through another round like this for a VERY long time. My last 2 chemos are scheduled for July 2nd and July 30th.
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