Chase is Staying on Track!

Chase seems to be doing quite well and staying on track with his treatments. However, this past week we noticed that he seems to have a reduction in nerve control with his facial muscles, which is reflecting in a bit of droopiness on one side of his smile. This isn’t drastic and according to the Clinic it’s probably related to the fact that he’s down to very low doses of steroids while the treatments are continuing to attack the tumor, which could in turn lead to cranial swelling and pressure on the nerves. Nevertheless, it was quite concerning to see the first indication of any type of progression. In addition, he complained of “fogginess” with his vision last week and we were concerned that this could be another indication of some developments.

By Monday evening, he was feeling great again and the issues with his vision seemed to subside along with our anxiety level. He hit another speedbump on Monday night when his catheter got pulled out during a pillow fight, which caused the antineoplaston medicine to seep under his skin. Carol quickly noticed this and removed the port access. By the following morning, the swelling had subsided and she kept Chase off the treatment for another day, just to be sure. These kinds of “scares” always seem to happen while I’m traveling – I was in Europe again this past week. Carol managed through the situation and everything seems to be ok. We were quite pleased with the results of his recent bloodtests once again, which showed that essentially all areas are in the “safe” zones.

Overall, Chase is doing great and we firmly believe he’s heading in the right direction on his way to a complete recovery. We’re very excited about the MRI next Thursday (2/16) and hoping to report great news. Please join us in visualizing the manifestation of this miracle as we see his tumor shrink significantly.

Thanks for all the prayers and support!

Love,

John & Carol Sammut
Chase & Barbara Ann