Bye Bye 2016 Hello 2017
19 December 2016
Hi everyone.
Well what a year it has been for the mcmurt family as we wind down 2016.
Since the last update we relocated to Ronald McDonald house in Wellington for 3 weeks while Em underwent Radiation Therapy. The accommodation was amazing and the girls absolutely loved their time there. We would like to send a massive shout out and thanks to all the staff and volunteers in Welly. Please support any fundraisers etc for Ronald McDonald houses as they really do amazing work.
Em's therapy went extremely well and again the staff in Wellington Hospital were amazing. As part of the radiation planning Emily had a CT scan. This showed the cancer in her pelvis was unchanged following the chemo. This meant she had another bone scan to check the cancer hadn't spread from her pelvis after it's sat there for 7 months not responding to treatment. Fortunately it came back all clear elsewhere so the cancer had stayed contained to the pelvis. So they zapped Em's pelvis with a high dose of radiation to hopefully get rid of it. Other than that, things are very stable at the moment and apart from 3 weekly Herceptin, life will go back to normal for us and Em will have another scan in a years time to check things.
We want to take this opportunity to say a massive thanks to everyone who have supported us in any way this year. It has been a tough year and we would not have made it through without the support we have received. We are totally humbled and thankful.
Bring on 2017 and a year of fun with hopefully not too many doctor visits.
Merry Christmas to everyone and again thanks so much from the McMurtrie family.
