Cathy’s Good News
Cathy returned to Duke Cancer Center this week to document another stable MRI and another good checkup. That makes thirteen months since her diagnosis, with no visible recurrence of glio-cancer. Therefore, her thoughtful doctors have decided to discontinue her chemotherapy by the end of this month. Cathy can begin to detox from this daily dose of good poison, and hopefully her negative side effects will decrease and recover. We have heard of various time frames for chemo-recovery, but six months seems to be the minimum. We are so blessed to have this opportunity.
Considering this good news, we asked Cathy’s doctor if there might come a time when Cathy could be declared “cured”. Her doctor acknowledged that there are glio-patients who have defied the odds and are still living 10, 15, 20+ years after their diagnosis. But they, like Cathy, still have the prognosis that there will be a recurrence of this aggressive cancer someday, unless they die of something else first. And in Cathy’s case, the next eleven months remain statistically critical. Cathy is not deterred by this perspective. In fact, discontinuing her chemo feels so good she is rather jubilant. As far as the future of her glio-business, she rejoices in the best Good News, which is her love affair with Jesus Christ, who died for our sins and deeply wants us home with Him and His Father. Thank you, Jesus, for your love and friendship.
Cathy’s future updates will be spread out a bit. If “no news is good news”, then we will wait to publish an update. For now, we are excited about our Order-of-Malta-sponsored trip to Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine in France during the first week of May. In the meantime, we thank you so much for your love, your support, your prayers, and your heartfelt messages. This journey has been grounded in God’s love and mercy, and your willingness to come along for the ride. Thank you, thank you, thank you. We love you!!!
Cathy’s next update is planned for Sunday, May 12th.
AWESOME
KEEPING THE ROSARIES COMING
Well, I have tears in my eyes reading this update. I am so grateful to our Lord. Cathy has not completed her mission and I look forward to her days ahead.????❤️
So awesome to hear. Oh the power of prayer!!
Well done by our Divinity, Health Professionals, Family and Friends! This is good NEWS FOR ALL OF US!
Let us know when you both will be visiting Tennessee so that we can see, hear and touch you both.
Stay well and Joyful always and thanks for your LOVE & SERVANT LEADERSHIP TO THE PEOPLE OF SIERRA LEONE & WEST AFRICA!
Thank God for answered prayers.
God is good!!! We will continue to pray.
Such hopeful and uplifting news….. keeping you in our prayers!????????
So happy to hear of the news! Cathy will be covered in prayer at Lourdes!
Thanks be to God!
Thoughts, prayers and blessings coming your way.????
Awesome news!!
Estatic to read the Good News. Grateful ya’ll are headed to Lourdes. It’s auch a peaceful experience.
blessings for safe travel.
Praise the Lord for such wonderful news. Hope, faith, love and prayers continue. Have an awesome trip to Lourdes as I know our Mother Mary will be blessing you there as well.
Amen!
Thank you Lord! That is such good news and I’m so grateful she can get off that Chemo she has struggled with so much. Enjoy Lourdes! Praying for continued good health. Hugs!
Super Fantastic! The Lord has given You this BEST news. We rejoice with you and praise God!
I am a 2022 surgical patient of Dr. Schanzer‘s. She was highly recommended by a personal friend who is also her colleague in ophthalmology. I could not be more grateful for the grace of her skill and her whole being. She radiates, love, kindness, empathy, intelligence, surgical skill, faith- such an incredible human being. I have been wondering how she is feeling and I am so grateful to read this update. Continued prayers and love for she and her family. It is my distinct pleasure and honor to know her and to read about your families mission work.
With great joy for this great news! God is blessing you in all ways. Our Lady of Lourdes will welcome you with open arms and you have to do the baths it an experience that you will be blessed by! So very happy you are going to Lourdes. Please tell our Lady I love her and thank her for you Cathy
This is definitely good news. We hold you in our hearts and pray that you continue to improve.