29 August 2003

When we said that Liddy's cancer was relentless in the 26 August 2003 update, we should have said "relentless, extremely aggressive and unforgiving". Yesterday morning Liddy had a MRI of her brain. It showed that in just two weeks the tumor near her occipital lobe had doubled in size and that there were new lesions near the surgical sites in both the left and right hemispheres. After our meeting with Dr. Keohan on the 25th, we thought the treatment plan could focus on the large tumor in her lungs and chemotherapy was immediately started. Given the rapid growth of tumors in her brain, Dr. Keohan is now recommending that she begin whole brain radiation, a particularly demanding form of treatment. We believe this recommendation will be confirmed when we visit the radiation oncologist next Tuesday. Again, we ask for your prayers and thoughts for Liddy and our entire family.

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