Lauren flew in from California and we headed up to Payson to spend with my parents and also celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary.  When we got there my brother Dan opened the door!  He drove in and shocked my parents and us by showing up.  He told us he couldn't make it. Him and Amy (his 3 legged yellow lab)  made the Thanksgiving/ Anniversary very special.  We ate like Kings and Queens like we always do and we had ALOT of laughs!!!  Dan looks great and him and Amy are coming back for Christmas so we are really looking forward to it. 

I signed up for Holiday lights map.  You pay $5 to get your house on the map for lights and the money goes towards local charities.  I've never put up this many lights and it looks great--if you live local drive by and check it out.  Most of the the lights, cut outs and blow ups ( Grinch and Bear) came from my parents.  The more they brought down from Payson the more we put up in the front yard.




I hope everyones Thanksgiving  was as awesome as mine was! 
Shelly

Valley OBGYN called and the Polyp they biopsied came back normal!  About time we start getting some good news!

Monday the 28th is my 1st Cyberknife and I'm really excited to get started.  Dr. Kresl is one of the top 10 radiologists in America.  Lets get in there and blast out some cancer tumors!

Happy Thanksgiving!  Thank you all for your positive thoughts and prayers!!



Shelly

Tomorrow i go to North Scottsdale for a Cyber Knife evaluation on the brain.  Talked to Dr. Taylor my radiation MD yesterday about it.  It sounds promising and he said its very effective and there will be no pain.   Cyber Knife is an alternative to surgery.  It delivers beams of high dose radiation to tumors with extreme accuracy.  It involves no cutting.  In fact the C. K. System is the worlds 1st and only robotic radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors throughout the body invasively.  I'm excited and i hope it kicks some cancer ass!!

Also have an Endometrium Biopsy on Nov. 16th.  They are gonna cut into a polyp on my uterus and see if its cancerous.  She said that will be painful.  So i will keep everyone informed of results. 

Hope eveveryone is well!    Shelly

I had a MUGGAscan done on the 17th and an MRI of brain done  and also a PETscan done on the 19th.  The PETscan shows the bone cancer has not changed.  The MRI shows that the brain cancer has progressed.  Originally it was between my skull and brain.  Now it has permeated the interior of the brain and the tumor size has increased.   My equilibrium is off due to the pressure in my brain and have started taking steroids again and its definitely helped my balance.  I also had an ultra sound and they found a polyp on my uterus.  So i'm waiting for insurance to confirm payment and if they do i will have an endometriosis biopsy.  Lotsa stuff goin on.  I'm going to ask DR. Cavalcant about clinical trials tomorrow and see what he thinks.

Thats the story from Spring Circle.  Hope everyone is well!!