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Dear NFB Family,</div>
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As I will be seeing many of you in person at our NFBNM State Convention later this week, I wanted to take a minute to share my good news from today and give you a quick summary of how things stand. Many of you know I was diagnosed in August of 2023 with Leiomyosarcoma
(LMS), a cancer known to be very aggressive. I reached maximum improvement on chemotherapy around the end of February this year, so we switched things up, and Ive been receiving a much less taxing treatment since then.</div>
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Now I have a CT scan every 3 months to check if the tumors are growing; as long as they dont grow, I can stay off chemo. Well, I had my last CT scan on Friday, and it once again showed no tumor growth! One tumor even shrank a bit. This is awesome, because
now I can stay off chemo until my next scan in January.</div>
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January of 2026 will make 11 months of being off chemo, which is much better than what I had been led to expect from my current treatment regimen. I am so grateful to God for His kindness and blessings and how He always takes good care of me. I am also very
grateful for my NFB family and all the kindness and support you have given me since my journey with LMS began.</div>
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Ill be hanging out at the registration table with Sarah and her crew when registration is open, so I hope to see many of you and catch up on how you have been doing. Heres wishing you safe travels and a fabulous convention!</div>
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Best wishes,</div>
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