This coming Monday is an important one in Reuven’s treatment. For the first time since his chemotherapy began, he will be tested to see if it has had any positive effect. He will be undergoing an MRI and a CT scan on the area of his lung where a small growth was found and removed and on his upper left arm where a larger growth on his bone was found and not yet removed. The hope is that this tumor has been reduced on the bone and that there has been no recurrence of it on the lung. Doctors tell us that it will be a good sign if at least there has been no recurrence on the lung and there has not been an increase in the size of tumor on the bone. Of course if there is a reduction in the size of the tumor that will give us even more hope. The greater the reduction the more hopeful we can be. Since I last posted about my grandson, Reuven ben Tova Chaya, we have been in touch with Dr. Leonard H. Wexler of Sloan Kettering. He is a pediatric oncologist specializing in treating children with bone and soft tissue sarcomas. He is considered to be one of the top professionals in his field. And he also happens to be an Orthodox Jew. He assured us that Reuven is in good hands and the treatment he is getting in St. Louis is exactly the same he would be getting at Sloan Kettering. We are encouraged by that.
The MRI and CT scan results are a source of tremendous anxiety to us. We are praying for good results. And we know that Teffilos are heard by God. This Monday is a big day and we ask that all those who are praying for Reuven, also keep in mind what is happening on that day and what Reuven needs. We continue to be grateful to all the many people who have been Davening for Reuven and keeping him in your hearts.
