After an almost sleepless night we went to see Nadine’s doctor this morning. He told us that the situation is very very serious, what we were already expecting after the pictures from the last magnetic resonance theraphy. The results of the other examinations weren’t available yet, but they aren’t crucial compared to what’s going on in Nadine’s head anyway.

The situation might be very serious, but isn’t  hopeless. There was consent among the members of the tumor conference to try Capetcitabin, a chemotheraphy that can be administered orally. Four pills a day for two weeks are followed by a break of one week, then the whole cycle will be repeated four more times. After that, in January, the next staging examination can be conducted. So all our hope is on Capetcitabin now, which is also known under the brand name Xeloda, to break through the blood-brain barrier and cause positive effects in Nadine’s head.

There are no restrictions to everyday life. We can go wherever we liket to go and do whatever we want to do, as long Nadine has enough power and is capable to. How fit she will be in the near future is hard to predict, because she is still suffering from some effects most likely related to her breakdown. So we have to wait and see – which is what we always have to do in any respect…