Charysse

About Charysse

I am married to Marvin. I have 2 boys. Tyler is 9 and Trent is 5. I am an 8 year brain tumor survivor, and am currently fighting a recurrent grade 3 Oligo-Astrocytoma.

Quick Update

I received an email from Dr. Liau at UCLA and she has recommended that I proceed with radiation at this point.  The tumor has grown only slightly since February, but since the chemotherapy hasn't controlled the growth, she's concerned about more growth.  This news is a little devastating.  It's not a card that we wanted [...]

By |2009-05-18T20:51:08-08:00May 18th, 2009|Linda Liau, Scans, Treatment|6 Comments

It’s Moving Day

Construction began about a year ago on a new milking parlor which allows us to expand since we're busting out of our seams.  Today, this project that the guys have been eating, sleeping and breathing has come to fruition.  You can see some pictures of it here(view it as slideshow). It was quite a crazy [...]

By |2016-10-15T20:56:46-08:00May 14th, 2009|Just life|Comments Off on It’s Moving Day

Scan Results

The local radiology report says that the tumor has mild growth. It's still presenting as a low grade tumor (yay!), but it still appears to be on the move. Bummer. We're doing really well. After a bit of processing, we're back in the frame of mind where it is what it is, and we're on [...]

By |2009-05-08T20:29:11-08:00May 8th, 2009|Linda Liau, Scans|2 Comments

Scans are tomorrow morning

I will post with the results as soon as I hear.  Hopefully this week sometime.  Thank you so much for all of your hugs, cards, prayers.  We are blessed. MY FACE IS SHINING UPON YOU, beaming out Peace that transcends understanding. You are surrounded by a sea of problems, but you are face to Face [...]

By |2009-05-04T13:17:54-08:00May 4th, 2009|Scans|2 Comments

A much needed breath of fresh air

I have been blessed, again, with a great doctor.  I decided to get a new oncologist, so my neurologist recommended one at her clinic in Corvallis.  She is amazing.  I told her everything that I have been doing and she was so supportive that she offered to put in an order for me to get a [...]

By |2009-04-19T16:05:41-08:00April 19th, 2009|Appointments, Scans|3 Comments

It’s the lack of, not the sun that will kill you

Vitamin D has been monopolizing health headlines for awhile now.  Though technically not a vitamin, but rather a  hormone, Vitamin D has now been linked to a multitude of diseases.  This includes the pathology of at least 17 varieties of cancer as well as heart disease, stroke, hypertension, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, depression, chronic pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, [...]

By |2016-10-15T20:56:46-08:00April 18th, 2009|Cancer Nutrition|Comments Off on It’s the lack of, not the sun that will kill you
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