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Eye Of The Hurricane

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The last two days have been very good.  Jenny didn't get chemotherapy because her numbers and counts were so godawfully bad as a result of the last chemo.  But, in better news, she got more clarity.   First, the doctor told her that her CA 19-9 numbers are so bad because he believes the mRNA vaccine has some major impact, skewing the numbers.  Dr. P and oncologists elsewhere are seeing this phenomena, and he, leader in the field, is starting a research study on this, presumably nationwide.  So one of the few PDAC prognostic tools has been bent, if not broken by COVID-19. Eye of the Hurricane   Secondly, the doctor told her he believes her disease is stable, given the place we are at.  The goal is to keep it that way.  Great news. Incredible news. Third, Jenny learned from the palliative care doctor that Dr. P is against Death with Dignity, an option Jenny strongly wants on the table, as would I were I in her predicament.  The good news i...