Hi friends,

I have an update on Jason's treatment!

• Side effects from his new systemic treatment of paclitaxel (chemo) and ramucirumab (monoclonal antibody) have been really manageable—overall quite a bit milder than we anticipated!
• We're tracking an antigen called CEA that his cancer produces. They tested it two weeks ago, then again today. It went down, which is great news. CEA doesn't give us a definite indication of how things are going, but it means there's a good chance his cancer is responding to the new treatment.
• He's dealing with some annoying and at times painful side effects from the radiation he had. Those are likely to subside in time.
• He's still working, mowing the lawn, playing guitar, and working out, and we're so grateful he feels good enough for all of that.

Jason and I have a couple of trips planned in the last half of 2024. It always feels good to get away from it all together, and travel has proven to be a great way for us to keep our spirits up and feel restored.

As always, if you're a praying person, please spare some for us! Specifically, we want the new treatment to work for a long time; we want side effects to remain mild; and we'd love to see the radiation side effects go away.

This process comes with a lot of challenges—it ain't easy! Thank you so much for being our friends and supporting us so consistently.

-Beth and Jason

You're always welcome to look at past emails here. Just be aware this site includes my author and narrator newsletters as well as my emails about Jason; I can't split them up!