DAILY NANCY UPDATE #2

Greetings. 

This is the second in a series of DAILY NANCY UPDATES I will be posting until the amazing Nancy Neufeld Callaway is in full remission and we have kicked her leukemia on its ass. 

Please feel free to pass along this blog post to anyone else you think would like to be informed.

Nancy is currently in treatment at:

UCLA Ronald Reagan Hospital

757 Westwood Plaza

Room 6117

Westwood, CA 90095

If you'd like to reach out to her via phone, email, or text – you are openly encouraged to bombard her with your positive thoughts.

Those messages mean more and more to her every day. 

You can also reach out to Trey directly on his cell. If he misses your call, rest assured he'll call you back and/or return your text.

If you would like to schedule a visit with Nancy in person – please give us a heads up in advance. Depending on her treatment schedule and the impact of the amazing medications they are using to heal her, even the always effervescent Nancy may simply not feel up to seeing visitors. 

And we're sorry, but if you have even a slight case of the sniffles, much less any type of other infection or illness, you must not visit Nancy until you are completely healthy.

BREAKING NEWS

Last night Nancy had a bone marrow biopsy performed. And while we wouldn't exactly describe it as a picnic – it was certainly no match for our Sunshiny Superwarrior Goddess.

The results appear to indicate that Nancy is battling B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

So armed with that information, her extraordinarily experienced team of oncologists – Dr. Gary Schiller, Dr. Sven Devos, and Dr. Caspian Oliai - will now be carefully customizing and commencing her treatment. 

A few moments ago, Nancy had a PICC line inserted in her right arm to maximize ease of blood tests, nutrition, antibiotics, and chemotherapy. Typically, she didn't flinch. In fact, she asked the PICC nurse if she could watch the whole procedure through a sterile window. 

Such a bad ass.

Because time is of the essence, they have already begun some introductory chemo last night and this morning.

HEADLINES

Nancy will likely remain in treatment at UCLA on a 24/7 basis for the next 3 to 4 weeks.

TODAY'S HURDLE

We would've told you it was the PICC line insertion procedure. But she blew through that so effortlessly, it's already a distant memory. 

However, she will begin some relatively high dosages today of various strong medications. And since she's the kind of woman who may begin to stumble and flirt with strangers after a couple glasses of Sauvignon Blanc-- she's really not looking forward to that many chemicals in her body. But each IV and pill cup gets us closer to our goal of full remission.

POSTSCRIPT

Our boys went back to school today. Our daughter is supposed to go back to college this weekend. They are all shouldering a great deal right now. But we truly could not be more proud of our amazing children. We only want them to remember they are never alone - and that the challenges we are facing right now will not last forever. So if you happen to see or connect with any of them in any way-- please assure them that LIFE CAN AND WILL GO ON-- and we'll get through this together. Because much like their beautiful mother, they are all deeply loved.

As always, we genuinely appreciate your love, concern, support, and prayers.

WE LOVE NANCY AND WE WILL NOT BE DEFEATED.