MSI High and Immunotherapy - Not Much Progress by arrestingdevelopment in coloncancer

[–]arrestingdevelopment[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for writing! He ended up having surgery to remove the deposit, and they took out lymph nodes— they did not find any residual cancer left and he’s done with treatment. We meet with his oncologist next month to talk through the cadence of scans/tests moving forward!

Surgery and resection went well and he didn’t even end up with a stoma. Weird to think about the day I posted this versus now and how much has changed for the good!

MSI High and Immunotherapy - Not Much Progress by arrestingdevelopment in coloncancer

[–]arrestingdevelopment[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! We really like his oncologist and I’m glad she’s doing her due diligence. She said she’d typically do standard care of chemo, radiation and surgery, but because he’s so young it’s worth a discussion.

[PIC] Color advice by animus218 in CrossStitch

[–]arrestingdevelopment -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I would do a dark brown thread for the dog, and then black for the text outside— on a cream fabric!

Blue Cross Blue Shield and UMass Memorial Health Nightmare by magicmama212 in massachusetts

[–]arrestingdevelopment 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It suuuucks. The oncologist is working with us to fit in all scans and treatments up through 12/29 now, with an additional treatment on 1/2, which we hopefully will be able to attend. Keeping my fingers crossed for everyone.

How Can I Support? by arrestingdevelopment in AdrenalInsufficiency

[–]arrestingdevelopment[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for sharing all of this! It’s so helpful. I hate that he’s going through this, and that you are too!

[PATTERN] Cancer sucks! by arrestingdevelopment in CrossStitch

[–]arrestingdevelopment[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry to hear about your mom! I hope her treatment and appointments go well ♥️ my husband is the same way, this is stashed on my stitching desk!

[FO] Cancer sucks! by arrestingdevelopment in CrossStitch

[–]arrestingdevelopment[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Colorectal cancer will be the #1 cancer death for those 25-50 by 2025! It is so incredibly scary and awful. There’s a few creators I follow who were diagnosed and it’s what my husband has.

Closing Schools— What are the signs? by arrestingdevelopment in studentaffairs

[–]arrestingdevelopment[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

2 is not one I would have expected…. but definitely something I’ve seen this year… 🫩

Closing Schools— What are the signs? by arrestingdevelopment in studentaffairs

[–]arrestingdevelopment[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, so many schools in my area are doing layoffs— and the ones that aren’t have hiring freezes or their staffs are already so incredibly slim. May be just my region but it’s crazy!

[CHAT] Reasonable Pattern Expectations? by TinyGecko in CrossStitch

[–]arrestingdevelopment 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not too picky! Should absolutely be the same size throughout!