FYI.
And thank you for your prayers.
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From: Sara Larsen <sarajlarsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: Sara's Leukemia Update!:)
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Family & Friends,
I saw my oncologist again today, and my cancer levels are 0.018%. That
number is still nice and low thankfully:-)......but for some reason my
cancer is detectable again. The oncologists are a bit puzzled by my
levels increasing again, but they are going to keep a close eye on it. I
will just continue my 600mg dose of Gleevec for now, and I will get my
levels checked again in 2 months.
But, the good news is that I feel GREAT/healthy. But I really appreciate
your continued prayers!
Hugs!!!
Sara Joy
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On Apr 20, 2018, at 4:32 PM, Sara <sarajlarsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Family & Friends,
Thank you sooo much for your continued prayers! I saw my Oncologist again
yesterday, and I got some more GOOD news:)
My cancer levels are staying strong at 0.000% (undetectable!) which is
GREAT! It seems that the Gleevec medication is continuing to work!
So....for now, I will continue to take Gleevec (600mg) for as long as it
continues to work!
Thanks sooo much for your *faithfulness* in prayer! I appreciate it sooo
much! I will see my Oncologist again in 3 months:)
hugs to you all!!!
Sara Joy
On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 6:53 PM, Sara Larsen <sarajlarsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Family & Friends,
So....the Oncology Clinic called me today, and....I have some *AMAZING*
news for you all! My cancer levels are back to *0.000%*. Ahhh!! yay!
:) I couldn't believe it! It looks like I am still responding to (and
NOT resistant to) my mediation!!!! My cancer levels literally dropped
from 0.370% to 0.000% in just 6 weeks!!! I couldn't believe it. It truly
is a miracle.
So.... for now, I can stay on my higher dose (600mg) of Gleevec since I am
still responding to it!! yah!!! And, I will continue to get checked
regularly (about every 2 months) to make sure my cancer stays controlled.
I will see the Oncologist again at the beginning of April. But, I am just
soooooo thankful that the LORD has caused my body to respond to the
mediation, and that I can continue to take gleevec for as long as it works.
I am hoping it continues to work for the next 50+years:)
Thank you ALL sooooo much for your LOVE and faithful prayers and *continued
prayers*. I truly was not expecting this good report! I am still in
shock and sooo thankful! The Lord is sooo powerful.
Love you all!! :)
Sara Joy
On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 5:49 PM, Sara Larsen <sarajlarsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hello Family & Friends,
I wanted to let you know that I saw my oncologist today, but
unfortunately my cancer lab results did not come back yet.
My initial blood work (i.e. white blood cells, red blood cells,
platelets, electrolytes, etc...) all looked good.... which is great!
But..... the main cancer test (that will determine my course of treatment
and will show if my medication is still working or not) did not come back
yet.
So, as of right now, I don’t have any big updates. But, I should know by
Monday what the cancer test results are. I’ll definitely keep you posted
as soon as I have some results and answers.
Thank you soooo much for your continued love and prayers!!! It is
definitely hard to wait for answers.
Love you all!!!!:-)
Sara Joy
