Update regarding Hydeus
The outpouring of support to our entire family, from family, friends, and friends of friends has been incredible and we all thank you for your prayers and thoughts and concern. It is a wonderful thing to be surrounded by such great energy.
We are all aware of just what those prayers are doing--a major result is a state of peacefulness for all of us most of the time. We are very positive and feel certain that Hydeus will have a full recovery and go forth to live an abundant life.
It has now been 4 1/2 weeks since her surgery and she is recovering well. She has had her baseline CT scans with no change in the lesions in her liver and no lesions noted anywhere else, and she has had a portacath inserted so she can receive her IV chemotherapy.
She will start chemotherapy on July 8 and will be enrolled in a study at LAC+USC in LA. She will take an oral pill twice daily and every two weeks she will go into the oncology office for 4+ hours of IV infusion of 2 other agents. We do not know what the side effects will be until she gets started. Prayer for them to be minimal or nonexistent would be good!
Through this ordeal, she has also been plagued by a herniated lumbar disc that causes her much discomfort in her hip and leg. She is scheduled to receive an epidural of steroid medication this week with the hope that the symptoms will be relieved and the process of healing will begin.
Her energy has improved as her anemia is resolving. Her symptoms of abdominal discomfort are improving as she mends from her surgery.
She continues to have an amazingly positive attitude--what a force she is going to be when she is well!
She, and we, are trying to manage alternating her care between LA and Salinas with the hope that she will soon be able to live a full life in LA with her great support community. She continues to make plans to attend graduate school at USC in Jazz Studies--vocal performance and composition.
We love hearing from you. Thank you for being there.
Love,
The Kiatta Family and their partners
