Well, I am sure everyone has been checking the site for the update. We were in Toronto on Thursday to meet the doctor and have another MRI.
The doctor and nurses were amazed at the difference in her from 6 weeks ago. She is so much weaker.
Well, results are in. The cancer has spread once again. This time into the right side of her brain. We were suspecting that this would be the answer as each day she is weaker and weaker and sleeping more and more.
What can be done? Well, they have started her on a steriod to help a little with the energy and they are putting her back onto the one chemo drug she was on before for comfort reasons only. We have discussed this with Caitlyn and she was agreeable. This type of chemo shouldn't make her too nauseated.
Throughout this whole ordeal she has faced this head on, even as we told her the chemo would not help the cancer to go away, she nodded that she understood. She says she is not scared or sad, just mad at cancer and what it can do to the body! We are so proud of the strength that someone of such young age can find while facing life head on and taking it the way that it is given to her!! Never once have I witnessed her to feel sorry for herself! Well, I will keep the blog up to date as we travel this leg of the journey!

Thanks to all for the wonderful support and love
Rona

Well, I am sure there are people wondering how things are going. Well, they are much the same. Caitlyn is about the same, she is tired......maybe not quite as tired as she has been and still struggling with her words. So, that is why we haven't updated recently.

Last weekend, June 6-8, we went to our cottage with 3 of her friends, Tessa, Emily and Alanna, and her sister Bryanna and her Aunt Nancy and Alanna's mom, Trish. This is a picture of the 4 girls on the front deck of the cottage. Our cottage is a family cottage near North Bay. The black flies were bad but the girls didn't care, they still had a great time together. Alot of laughs to be had.

Also on June 11th at the awards ceremony at the high school, Caitlyn was awarded the Principal's Leadership Award. This is given to the kids who show leadership to the school body. She was one of four who received the award this year. The principal felt that she showed the school body how to life through adversity, by maintaining the honour roll while fighting cancer and taking chemotherapy. A wonderful acknowledgement.

We also have the date for her next MRI which is June 26th at 6:30 pm. We haven't talked to the nurse to see if we will see the doctors that day in clinic then do the MRI and go home and get the results the next day by phone. That is what I am hoping will happen.

So, other than that all is the same. Which is a good thing!!

Thanks

The Cobeans