Latest news on Paige

We prayed for Paige, a precious 14-year-old friend of ours with thyroid cancer. Here is the latest report.

"We just returned from the surgeon's office and received the best news we could've HOPED for...Paige is cancer free!!! Although the tumor was bigger, the actual part of it that was cancer was only 4 mm. They removed ten lymph nodes along with the entire Thyroid. All the cancer was confined to that one growth. That means she will NOT need the Radioactive Iodine.

She can return to normal activity including basketball on Monday. Unfortunately, they did remove one of her Parathyroids during surgery. We are hoping that her other half that is left will produce enough calcium. She will have her level tested tomorrow and more than likely will be on a small dose of calcium along with her Thyroid replacement for the rest of her life. But, that's okay...the cancer is gone! We will meet with her Endocrinologist in early January. She will monitor Paige going forward.

We can all breath a huge sigh of relief and now enjoy our Christmas. This is truly the best gift Jeff and I could've wished for.

Thank you all again for everything you have done to pull us through this. We couldn't have done it without you.

With love and HOPE, Kaycee