Cathy Schanzer Update September 3, 2023

Cathy Schanzer Update September 3, 2023

Medical Update Cathy continues to wait for her platelet count to increase above the desired minimum level before she can begin her next round of chemotherapy. On Friday her measurements were very close to that minimum, so she expects to begin her chemotherapy in a few...
Cathy Schanzer Update August 27, 2023

Cathy Schanzer Update August 27, 2023

Medical Update There has been a significant shift in Cathy’s chemotherapy protocol. Her doctors have reduced her daily dose by 75% and increased the number of days in a month that she takes this new chemo-pill. They hope this will eliminate the extreme fatigue she was...
Cathy Schanzer UpdateAugust 20, 2023

Cathy Schanzer UpdateAugust 20, 2023

Medical Update Cathy’s latest MRI was stable with slight improvement around the surgery site. Another “good news” report, but her doctors are very concerned about her excessive fatigue, so they are recalculating and restructuring her dosing protocol to a lower level....
Cathy Schanzer Update August 13, 2023

Cathy Schanzer Update August 13, 2023

Medical Update This has been a challenging week. The side effects of the current higher dose chemotherapy are weighing in with stronger and longer bouts of fatigue, such that Cathy has had to restrict most of her activities of daily living. Hopefully she will discover...