Hello everyone,

I am joining this group on behalf of my Dear Sister-in-Law, wife of
my baby brother, and Mom to two adorable kids. Her name is Debbie.
Two weeks ago she went in to see her Doctor because of a "flu" that
didn't seem to go away, and swellings in her abdomen. A mere three
days later, she was post surgery, with half of her colon removed,
and a diagnosis of Stage 4 colon cancer mestasized to the liver.
Needless to say, we are all in shock and a state of disbelief. She
is 48 years old. I am coming to this board looking for
advice/suggestions/support/hope really anything that we can turn in
to hope for Debbie. She lives close to and is being treated in
Elgin, IL. I am trying to encourage my Brother to take her to a
larger clinic but he seems satisfied with the protocol prescribed by
the smaller hospital. (Sherman) Apparently they confer with the
larger hospitals. She will be getting chemotherapy the traditional
way. They cannot inject it directly in to her liver because the
cancer is too advanced. If we are overlooking anything or if I am
missing "a big picture" please enlighten me. Thank you for reading
and caring and on behalf of Debbie and Steve we look forward to any
help.

Diane Vespa