It's OVER!!

Rachel finished her Hodgkins treatments today!!! It's been a long six months, but she did a great job! Her last radiation treatment was this afternoon and now she is free of treatments and appointments for about six weeks. At that time, she'll be tested again... heart, lungs and a body scan... assuming all are okay... she'll be on a 3 month follow-up routine with body scans. Those scans will last about 2 years at that rate... then to to every 6 months for a couple of years....

The next two years are very important.... statistically if she has no recurance there is over a 95% chance it won't return.... once she gets to 5 years.... it's over 99% chance it won't return.

So far so good.... she is working again at Girard Hospital and taking 14 hours at Pittsburg State.... having some problems with swallowing food, but that should subside next week. It is a result of the radiation.

We'll keep you posted over the next few weeks, especially with her next round of tests which are crucial to her progress. Our family want to thank all of your for your concern, support and prayers for Rachel's recovery. There is no way we can ever re-pay you!!