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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Thursday, April 19, 2007

No more treatment planned

A quick uneventful trip to Houston resulted in some good news. Dr. Eng decided that there is no good reason for chemo right now. That's right, no chemo. No radiation. Nothin but healing. Til July 23, when I go back for a scan.

Her reasoning - we have not seen anything suspicious on the scans in over a year except the lung mets that Dr. Hofstetter took out. And I've had a significant amount of chemo during that time. So she's putting me on the wait-and-watch protocol (that's the medical term for it, I think).

I'm trying to comprehend this. This is new territory for me.


13 comments:

Rosemary Cromer Boustany said...

Great news Greg! Have a wonderful spring and summer. And encourage your folks to join us in St. Louis this summer for the KD reunion.
Rosemary

Dan & Syd said...

Praise God--He is so good--and what a wonderful spring you will have.

Belle & Peter said...

Wow! Guess you can call it "time off for good behavior." I can't think of anyone more deserving of a dose of good news. Hope you and Christine can have some fun! Belle & Peter

Carl said...

Thank You Lord

Deb Peck said...

Praise the Lord God Almighty. He is indeed good!

Roland Lindh said...

This is good news to our ears and hearts. Adrienne just underwent catheter ablation for heart Arrhythmia at Baylor Heart Hospital in Plano. Other procedures may follow - more consultations coming. Give me a call at your leisure if you�re up to it.

Don and Joyce Campbell said...

Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow!

max said...

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

Roach said...

Beautiful! So glad to hear it. So thankful for the Lord's work in your life, Greg. Enjoy the rest and healing process free of chemo.

leyla said...

Great news Greg : )))What a breather !
I am so happy for you.
Leyla

John & Debbie said...

That's great news to hear! We are so happy for you! Praise God indeed!!

Andrew said...

In all these good tidings you seem to have missed the problem with the big picture here, Greg. What in the world are you going to blog about now?

Sarah Hazel said...

"What a breather!" Hahaha...that's a good one.