The Struggle Has Ended

Greg Hewlett passed away on January 17th after nearly eight years of battling colon cancer. While we grieve his loss, we are comforted to know that he is with his Lord.

If you would like to leave your thoughts on Greg, please see this thread.

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Saturday, April 3, 2004

CT scans clear

I received news Friday that both my CT scans from this week are clear of evidence of tumors. This was relatively good news. The CT scan equipment can measure things reliably down to about a quarter of an inch. Thus, we ruled out anything big and vicious. So we can guess that the elevated CEA is either an early sign of some future recurrence or that the Xeloda is causing liver toxicity. We'll find out more in a few weeks when I retake the CEA.

10 comments:

sarah said...

Sounds like great news Greg! Hang in there the next couple of weeks and hope you are able to enjoy your time-off from the chemo.

Josh Geiger said...

Thanks for sharing the great news, Greg! We will continue praying for you and for your wife. WE love you guys. Joshua

Judy Kovacs said...

Greg and Christine. This is indeed great news and opportunity to praise God!! Only He knows what this really means. Meanwhile, rejoice!!

sharon said...

Great news. You are in everyone's prayers. We missed Christine at the Rice reunion last weekend!

Brian Marquis said...

Praise Jesus! That's great news, my friend. Our God is large and in charge, and there's no better, more secure, more blessed place that you could possibly be than in his loving, merciful hands. Of course, you knew that already...
Hey, speaking of courses, what a great occasion to praise God on that new mandolin of yours... ;)

Jim and Coco said...

Greg,
More prayer and more answers...Amazing how that works!

Maria & Craig said...

We are very encouraged to hear that your scan came back clear. We praise God for answered prayer. We will continue to pray that the count goes down.We will put our trust in Him.

Curtis Frodge said...

great to see you today dude, ive been missing you a ton! ill be keeping you in my prayers as usual. well hopefully ill see you soon man. keep your chin up with that smile right above it ;)
-curtis

Joel Deason said...

Greg,
I came across your site as I was searching for information on colerectal cancer, M.D. Anderson and Dr. Rodriguez-Bigas. I was recently diagnosed with colon cancer and I am scheduled for surgery this Thursday at M.D. Anderson. I wanted to thank you for sharing information about your experience during your battle. I hope you are doing well and I wish you the best.
Sincerely,
Joel Deason

Carl said...

Thank You Lord