something to smile about

We received a call from our wonderful oncologist today and the PET scan was clean!! One hurdle down. That is a huge sigh of relief and worry gone. Dr. Reddy also discussed Braden's surgery next week and decided to wait on placing a port a cath in his chest for now in hopes that he won't need one and will do ok with just inserting iv's in his arm for his treatments. Surgery is Tuesday Feb. 12th and they will be removing more lymph nodes under Braden's left arm at that time. 

Thank you again for the continued prayers. I know you are all lifting Braden up and will be next Tuesday as he goes in for hopefully his last surgery through all of this. We have been discussing treatment options with Dr. Reddy and we feel like the best treatment for Braden is on a clinical trial with a new drug being used for patients with stage 3 and 4 melanoma. But, unfortunatly there is a catch. Braden might not be selected to receive that drug. This is not just out of our hands, but also Dr. Reddy's hands, as it is completely random. We know God does have a say in this and we pray that Braden will receive the drug that will work best for him!! We are trusting that. Our weekend is off to a great start! Hope yours is too!