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An eye exam is required to get into this drug trial. Aaron wasn't able to begin the new treatment last week because he needs an MRI and that MRI got scheduled the end of this week and then we had a blessing that got that appointment moved up to tomorrow. I am a little nervous about this MRI because a lot of drug trials are picky about cancer activity in the brain. The drug trial he did two years ago kicked him out when they saw a spot on his brain. Aaron's cancer has moved to the brain, we saw this on the last MRI, but this drug trial will compare tomorrow's MRI with the one he had the end of July and if the cancer seems stable we can go ahead with the treatment this Thursday. The past few weeks have been a good reminder to me to practice " being still ". Other then that I think we have all the other tests completed to qualify.

Thank you for your prayers and fasting and words of love and encouragement. We have most definitely felt the power of your faith. Aaron doesn't have the genetic marker we were most hoping for (MET) but he does have the marker that qualifies him for the drug trial at Huntsman. We are grateful he has an option besides chemo. Aaron will be the only person in Utah in the drug trial and the doctor is really excited about it. In the Petri dish, in mice, and in theory this treatment works, but the real test will be if it works in Aaron. We are about finished with all the requirements to get into the study (scans, eye exam, blood tests, etc) and he will begin this Thursday. He does have to have another lung biopsy shortly after he begins and then again at the end when he shows signs of progression on the drug. My hope is this drug will work and work long enough for there to be another good option besides chemo. Maybe in the meantime Aaron will develop MET (because it is an acquired genet...