by Tom Lewis | Jun 25, 2023 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education, Mission Trips
Medical Update Cathy has enjoyed a month of living without radiation treatments or chemotherapy pills. Each day the headaches and nausea have been less while her strength has steadily increased. In a few days she begins her next round of chemo, this time at a higher...
by bkwatson | Jun 18, 2023 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education, Mission Trips
Medical Update The constant reminder of Cathy’s condition is the battle with fatigue and nausea. We arrived safely to Serabu, our mission village in Sierra Leone. But it has taken a few days for Cathy to catch up on her rest and feel strong enough to treat patients....
by Tom Lewis | May 28, 2023 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education, Mission Trips
Medical Update It’s been a mixed bag of health activities this week. On the positive side, radiation treatments are finished, and Cathy gets a 30-day vacation from daily chemotherapy. Yippie Skippie!!! On Tuesday she rang the “Completed My Radiation” bell on her way...
by Tom Lewis | Apr 30, 2023 | Cathy's Updates, Education, Mission Trips
Medical Update Cathy is nearly halfway through her first radiation therapy schedule. May 24th will be her last day of extra glowing. Chemotherapy (one pill a day) will continue for the foreseeable future. Also, since April 14th she has been taking synthetic CBD oil,...
by Tom Lewis | Apr 23, 2023 | blog, Cathy's Updates, Education, Mission Trips
Medical Update This first full week of all-treatment modalities has been a good week. The painful riddles of last week’s side-effects have been solved and well managed this week. Cathy’s health care team is kind and responsive. Another medication was added to promote...
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