Hope and Jason

Sunday, December 27, 2009

So, I have decided to find out what this blogging is all about. and since i have had so much stress decide to join my life, it might be nice to get it out. SO heres a little bit a bout us :)

Jason is 21, he is a Loving husband {my best friend}, a provider, a student, my protector, pretty much he is my {superman}. He is currently going to school to get his bachelors in accounting, altho it is going to take longer than planned because he will be taking some time off. He works at Gossners which is a {cheese plant}.

I {Hope} am 20, I am married to my {best friend}. I am going to school, currently in the {medical assisting} program, hoping to finish soon and start on my {nursing} degree. I am currently work at a rehabilitation/long term care facility and {love} it almost everyday.

well i think i did pretty good for my first post....

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Julianne HowesDecember 27, 2009 at 7:41 PM
I'm so glad you started a blog so that we can keep tabs on how everything is going! You two are so cute and we are thinking of you both! {Loves}-- Julianne Howes
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our cancer story {beginning}

well it all started with a seizure December 22, 2009. After amulance, ER, ambulance, ER, ICU, Neuro care unit, we were informed jason had Stage IV metastasized Melanoma. there was one tumor in his brain and 7 in his lungs. And were sent home on Christmas eve {great way to spend the holiday!} With the course of treatment chosen then jason had a 6-8% chance of living and would be lucky to make ten years {oh! he was 21 at the time} well, that treatment{IL2} was tried...once and was/is no longer an option.so Jason received full brain radiation {and lost ALL of his beautiful hair} In June of 2010 2 days after finishing radiation we were given the option of hospice {they could no longer do anything for us} so we found another hospital {CTCA} in Arizona and shortly after started a clinical trial {ipilimumab} in Idaho. Brain surgery the 2 of DEC, to remove 2 of the 6 tumors. came home the 4 :) got the pathology report the 8, which informed us the first/main tumor was dead but the 2nd was still alive {which leads us to believe all the other 6 tumors are alive} now we are waiting to decide whether jason will undergo a 2nd brain surgery or more radiation..Jason had to quit the trial due to steroids and surgery so now we are waiting to hear when/if he starts it back up..this is definitely "in a nut shell" version of our cancer story...but it gives somewhat of a background without having to read the entire blog! :)