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How she
is: As you know by now, Joann is at Albany Medical Center with a large, inoperable, cancerous tumor in her right lung. She is also 26-1/2 weeks pregnant. This has greatly complicated her treatment. Her doctors, Stephen H. Grund, MD, PhD, Oncology, and Marla S. Eglowstein, MD, Perinatology, have researched and consulted with colleagues around the country to design a treatment program that will start Joann's recovery and be safe for the baby. Joann begins her chemotherapy today. She told Jim last night, "I'll be starting the first leg of a long and tortuous journey." Each chemotherapy cycle will last at least three weeks. Joann will be nauseous for the first 48 hours of each cycle. Her white blood cell count will drop for the first week, and then begin to climb back during the following two weeks. She will be monitored very closely, and at the appropriate time, the next cycle will begin. Joann and Jim have received tremendous support from innumerable people. The response of numerous medical professionals, both in Albany and elsewhere, in explaining the disease, the options, and the risks, has been been extremely helpful in enabling them to quickly and confidently agree on the recommended treatment.
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