It has been a while since I have updated this blog with information regarding Jodi and her battle with multiple myeloma.
Quick recap:
She was officially diagnosed back in March of 2011. She went through an autologous stem cell transplant in the summer of 2011 in Chicago at the University of Illinois, Chicago. FOllowing the stem cell transplant she remained on maintenance chemo therapy. She did fairly well but the disease worked its way back in the Spring of 2012.
Jodi had her 2nd autologous stem cell transplant in the summer of 2012 and once again she fought like a Brave and kicked the cancer back into remission. This was done in Chicago as well. She went back to Denver on maintenance chemotherapy in the fall of 2012 and continued to do well.
She continued to be followed and cared for by her physicians in Denver and her physicians here in Chicago. It became apparent that she was going to need to go on a stronger chemotherapy in the Winter of 2012 - 2013 and she was started on a new regimen of chemo medications in the beginning of 2013.She has been getting her labs and blood work taken regularly and following the cancer cells.
The most recent development has been that unfortunately the combination of cancer medications she has been on are not effectively controlling the cancer. Jodi came back to CHicago to have all her labs done and to work with her doctors to come up with a new plan. Her most recent labs show that the current chemotherapy is not getting the job done. A new plan of attack has been put together and Jodi is starting a new course of chemotherapy medications.
Often patients who have a poor response to the form of chemotherapy that Jodi was on, often have an excellent response to the chemotherapy that she will be starting. Jodi's health over all is great. SHe is doing well and she is ready for the next round of battle. She will return to Denver this next week and start her new chemotherapy and continued to be monitored by her doctors in Denver and Chicago. All is well and she continues to be a fighter.
Justin, You can't have her yet!
Thanks,
Jared
