Special Thank You to Dawn for an eventful day after labs!

We had a great time at the Together in Teal Run/Walk hosted by National Ovarian Cancer Coalition! Check out some of the photos from the walk.

Thank you Chad & Kelly, Tammee & Jimmy, Sami, Lane & Marco, Mykayla, Melissa & Charles, and Sally for joining us!
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From their website:

Together, we walk for a future where no one ever loses their life to ovarian cancer.

Ami said this was pretty easy and painless. They removed about 2 liters of fluid.

This was to prep for the Paracentesis (Fluid Removal Procedure) and she got the green light.

Burgers and onions rings didn’t stand a chance against Joyce. No to-go box needed, thank you.

Ami and Jimmy helped Joyce display her fall decorations so that she has the prettiest door. #wreathsbyami

Thank you Tammee for the food & dessert!

Yesterday’s MRI confirmed there are tumors on both ovaries. Dr. Lea’s evaluation concluded that Ami is not ready for a hysterectomy. She scheduled out three more rounds of chemo (through November) and will then reevaluate.

While the news is disappointing, we find solace in small victories- Ami’s CA-125 (protein that measures Cancer Antigen) has lowered!

Resonance Imaging Appointment (MRI)

This one was a bit nerve racking but she made it through - an hour feels like forever.

Happy Birthday Jimmy! Thank you to everyone that helped celebrate Jimmy doing Jimmy things.

Ami’s EF (Ejection Fraction) went up from 28% to 49% (normal range is 50% - 70%)! Thank you Kellye for picking Ami up form her appointment!

In less than a week, Familea® raised over $5,500! Fifteen support shirts were ordered and lots of kind messages and photos sent.

We are sincerely grateful for the support!

Special Thank you to:

Jon & Lindsey Lange, Dr. & Tanai Lisk, & Brian Tomlin

Bobette Lange, Carol Apfel, Cheri Tenpenny, Darby Keller, Dawn Marchand, Derrick Knight, Gloria Smith, Jessica Pantano, Joyce George, Judd Oats, Judy Camp, Kathryn Simmons, Keitha McBride, Kern Coleman, Kristi Payne, Laura Seifert, Leslie Bane, Lisa Collins, Melisa Brown, Rebekah Wallace, Royce Rhea, Sandra Guthrie, Simon Leung, Taye-Lyn Painter, Tiann Young, Tamme Henderson

Pizza delivery from Beni’s Pizza. Thank you Brian L!

Jimmy loves a good sub sandwich. Thanks Chad!

Lane drove from Dallas to deliver her home cooked F Yeah soup. It was delicious!

We celebrated Joyce’s birthday with Independent Burger Co. and Eatzi’s cake! Happy Birthday!

Denton Independent Hamburger was perfect for Joyce’s Birthday Dinner!

Back to the Cancer Center for labs then infusions!