Worth a Thousand Words

by Tim Published on: December 20, 2011
Comments: 6 Comments

How about some pretty pictures to go with all the learnin’ we had yesterday about PET and CT scans?  These are the PET scans we’ve all heard so much about.  A little frame of reference: these pictures are a cross section of Phenon from the bottom looking up.  The white circles on the far left and right are Phenons humerus (upper arm bone), her spine is at the bottom near the middle, the heart is the white-ish thing between the two dark grey areas which are her lungs.

First the scan from a couple of months ago.  No wonder she was coughing!

And now the one from last week.

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  1. Laurie says:
    December 20, 2011 at 11:02 pm

    Those pictures are amazingly scary. How was she able to breathe??? So happy the chemo is doing its thing. I can’t wait to see the pictures showing clear lungs and no tumor!

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  2. Jean says:
    December 21, 2011 at 7:53 am

    Wow you are right. Pictures really do tell more of the story. These made me cry with fear and relief. Love that chemo!!!!

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  3. Robyn Grant says:
    December 21, 2011 at 10:06 am

    I am a friend of Laurie Forte (we go way back to junior high). She has been sharing Phenon’s story with me from day 1. Just want you all to know she has been in my prayers every night-positive energies are coming to her from all over (I live in Massachusetts)! I am so very happy to hear this good news!! Laurie just sent me this link-Phenon is an amazing girl!! I await the news that this is all in her rear view mirror!! Phenon will continue to be in my prayers:)

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  4. Melissa says:
    December 22, 2011 at 3:02 pm

    Beautiful pictures. Can’t wait to see the next set! Love you all-

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  5. aliza says:
    December 22, 2011 at 5:00 pm

    YAY I’m so happy because that tumer REALLY shrunk! YAY!!! Can’t wait to see a smaller one…

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  6. Brian Murphy says:
    December 22, 2011 at 7:32 pm

    WOOOOHOOOOOOOO! Stay brave and strong Phenon and this thing will be gone in no time!!

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