Great Report - A Day to Give God the Glory!!!

Tom had his CT scan yesterday and we've been on pins and needles waiting for the doctor to call with the report. We heard from him a few minutes ago and are overwhelmed with the results. The tumor in the liver is smaller, but the tumor in the pancreas has shrunk dramatically. The combined volume is down approximately 70% (originally over 400, down to 80). PRAISE GOD!!!!
There is always a but, and he did say that the there is still cancer in the vein, but he can't tell if that will preclude surgically removing the rest of the tumors without Dr. Kuhn, the surgeon, looking at the scan. He is in surgery all day today so the doctor asked Tom to be patient over the weekend and decisions will be made next week. We, of course, want to proceed with surgery because that will allow the vaccine preparation to go forward, and outside of God zapping it entirely, that is our best bet that the rest of the cancer will be eradicated.

We'll keep you posted - in the meantime we are rejoicing!!!

AND SO WE WAIT......

Tom Hardeman
Tom had his CT this morning. They gave us the CD, but said they weren't sure when they would have the written report, but the doctor could call right away and the radiologist would give him a verbal report. We hand carried the CD to Mary Crowley, but when they called they were told their "equipment" was broken down and they didn't know when it would be back up. A cursory view of the CD indicated some shrinkage according to Dr. Mike Nemunaitis, but he couldn't be sure until a radiologist gave them the report. He said as soon as they hear they will call Tom - hopefully today, if not it will be tomorrow. Next steps won't be decided until then. We'll keep updating as we get news, and stand on Isaiah 40:31 "those that wait on the Lord will find new strength."

CHRIST IS RISEN - HE IS RISEN INDEED

Tom Hardeman

This is Eileen at my first attempt to update the blog. As I write this Tom and I are sitting in DeeDee and Robert’s living room looking out the window at the wonderful evening sunset over the valley.

Tom had his last chemo on Wednesday. It’s a good thing this was the last one because it took them 6 tries to get a vein.

The doctors said Tom shouldn’t travel while he was taking chemo, so as soon as he had his last treatment, he said well, that’s over – let’s go. So we hopped on a plane Thursday and came to Oregon. Kristin came in on Friday and Grandpa loved that.

We celebrated Resurrection Sunday with the WSFC family at the Salem Convention Center. It was electric! 2,000+ singing and praising our risen Lord in the heart of downtown Salem.

We had brunch at Bentley’s right in the convention Center with Tracy and some friends. What a treat. We came home and spent the afternoon in spiritual contemplation; i.e., an afternoon nap.

We leave here Tuesday. Wednesday Tom goes for another CT scan. THIS IS THE BIG ONE. We talked to Dr. Nemuniaitis last week and he wants us to hand carry the CT CD and report to him. They will review it to see how much the tumors have shrunk and depending on what they see, schedule follow-ups for ultrasound and surgery consults. Please pray specifically that there will be significant shrinking and that it will be completely out of the blood vessel.

I promise, someone will update the blog Wednesday evening (hopefully with pictures - I couldn't figure out how to do that this time),so we can all be praising the Lord- no matter what. Whatever the medical reports – God Reigns Supreme. HE IS RISEN. HALLELUJAH