Colby Update...

Some of you may have been waiting on an update.... Well here it is.

It is the whole story for those of you who don't know whats going on.

At the end of June Colby went into the doctor to have a large mass removed from his scrod em. When they removed it they tested it and found out it was a tumor and was cancerous. That was the worst news I could get the day before I had Nellie. He they had to have a CT scan and lots of blood tests to see what stage the cancer was in.

When they draw the blood they look for the tumor marker which is called Alfa fetoprotien. That marker had to be below 6 points. The week after he had his surgary his marker was at 836 (thats way to high) They took again in the middle of July and it was at 36 (getting better) They took again at the beginning of August and it was at 12.5 (much better only 6 to go!) We then took blood last week and will find out today what its at.

Because the AFP is going down they don't have to do chemo (yeah) If it doesn't go down or worse go up, chemo will be a posibillity. He does have to go through blood test once a month, ultra sounds, and x-rays every other month, for a least a year.

Colby is a tough little boy. He is getting use to the fact that he has to go to the doctor A LOT, he does like to go to MSTI ( Mountain State Tumor Institute) and play. MSTI is one of the best pediatric cancer centers in Idaho and I feel like I am in good hand.

Well long story but thats for reading and for all of your prayers.