Quick update

Ali went and saw the doctor. Short version is that she has now started on some new drugs.

We will now just have to wait a bit and have some more scans in a couple of weeks to see if these ones are doing what they are meant to.

All else fine (except the two kids home sick today). Summer is coming and the kids are looking forward to having a pool in the back yard.

Nice dinner

Cooked up a nice little dish tonight - Tamarind stir fry chicken - and everybody enjoyed it.

It's a little thing I'm on at the moment with cooking. Made Pad Thai and Green Chicken Curry last week from stratch. The curry was a hit but only Ali and I liked the Pad Thai (and really liked it).

It's my little secret way of getting them all hooked on chilli, hehe.

That time again!

Scan time has come around yet again and Ali had her scans yesterday. Unfortunately the run of good news has come to an end and these latest results showed some growth in the tumour in the liver and some new growths there as well.

Very disappointing news and we'll be off to see the oncologist on Monday to see what it all means.

Stay tuned until then and I'll post an update next week.

Latest Scan - All good

Ali had another scan today. Results back and there's no new growth so that's great news.

In other news, we have found a new home and should be moving in on 8 June. So we now have just a couple of weeks to pack up the house and move.

Some snaps of the new place are here...see our new home

Kids are well, hockey (Annelise) and soccer (Harry) are now underway so there goes Saturdays for the next few months.

Home :)

Alison made it home yesterday and is glad to escape the hospital.

She is happily (well, more or less happily) recouperating at home now. Still sore and sleepy but home anyway.

Update - scan results and surgery

I can barely believe that it's been two and a half months since the last update. Happy belated new year to you all.

To get straight to the facts...

• Ali had a scan earlier in the year which showed some of the tumours were isodense. We weren't really too sure what that meant but they were changing in some form. Doctors said it wasn't anything to get worked up about but worth watching bit more closely.
• Last week, Ali had another scan. Good news was that it showed the existing tumours weren't growing. The not so good news was that the docs spotted a new 1cm tumour. Not clear yet why old ones aren't growing and a new one pops up but the docs were going to have a chat and think about it and let us know soon. It's just wait and see on this one.
• Yesterday Ali had surgery to remove her ovaries. She had been chemically restricting her production of eostrogen (the cancer likes the hormones) for a while but the time came when the trauma and inconvenience of the surgery were worth the benefits, which in its own way is a positive sign. Operation went well and doctors were satisfied. She is still in hospital but may come home Thursday (4/3) or Friday (5/3). A little sore, a little lighter but hopefully worthwhile.

In other news, Annelise has started her new school and really enjoys it. She seems to be starting to make new friends while still staying in contact with some of her old friends. All up she's pretty happy.

Harrison is on school camp at the moment. He's been away since Tuesday and comes home tomorrow. There have been no emergency phone calls from the school so I'm assuming it's all going OK.

We're still looking for a new house to move into. Having settled on our old property around Australia Day, we are now located in Matt and Bron's house in Wanniassa which is very convenient. Hopefully we find something soon.

That's it for now.