Maintenance Complete

 

This is what Nate posted on FB today-

The last few drops going in. It's been a long four years, but my regular treatments have come to an end. Just a huge thank you to everyone at #CHCWM, Stacy, our friends, family, church family, and community. So grateful to my Lord that He has brought me and my family to this place. To all the other warriors out there - stay strong.

Nate has been getting rituxan treatments every 2 months for 3 years now and today he is done! What a fantastic milestone. He will have a yearly PET scan (next April) and check in with his oncologist then. We are so grateful to have made it to this point. And there is a small part of me that holds anxiety that no one is monitoring Nate anymore. He was getting blood work done every 2 months and there was comfort in knowing if something came up, the Dr would see it quickly. But, today is a celebration and we rest in knowing God is with us, in all circumstances.

Three Years

It has been 3 years since Nate's stem cell transplant and the results of his annual PET scan show he is still cancer free!

Nate continues to receive rituxan every 2 months.  He is scheduled to end the rituxan treatments in November as the current research shows 3 years of rituxan maintenance after a stem cell transplant is beneficial. 

Nate's port stopped working and it was removed in January. We have a picture of the port, but it might make some of us squeamish so I won't post it. It was interesting to see that little device that had been inside of him for 3 years- it served him well.  Now when he has a rituxan treatment they just put an IV in.

Nate is healthy, feels great and we are grateful!