THEY SAID IT’S SHRINKING! THE CHEMO IS WORKING! I am still waiting on my official radiology report but my neuro oncologist measured it on my MRI and he thinks it shrunk 30%. What’s messed up is my mind and body literally do not know how to process good news. It’s going to take a few days until it sets in. What brought me the most joy is to see my husband continually let out deep breaths as though each time weight was lifted from his shoulders. What I hate the most is seeing what this disease does to my family and friends so seeing everyone take a deep breath is everything to me. I am no way in the clear and the battle will continue but I just needed a little hope to keep going and make taking all these pills worth it. This journey feels much like surfing and I was in a really bad set of waves and now I just caught a really good wave so I am going to ride this one for a while. Our plan is to stay on the target therapy and see if it continues to shrink (which I am really hoping it does!) and then take it from there. Surgery and radiation are always on the table but I am trying to avoid them due to high morbidity because the tumor is attached to my pituitary stalk, hypothalamus, and optic chiasm. I just feel in my gut that there will be a definite chemical cure for this in the very near future so I am going to keep fighting to preserve all parts of my brain. I really cannot thank you all enough for prayers and positive energy. I truly believe it worked and I feel really blessed to have all of you walking beside me on this journey. Your support does not go unnoticed