Sad news :(

I am saddened by some news of one of my former co-workers. Rick, an RN from the cath lab at WMH has been diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma, which is an extremely rare form of cancer. It literally affects 4 in 1 million people. The not-so-funny thing about this is that he voluntarily decided to try a new piece of medical equipment (64 slice CT scan of the heart) during work. They were doing some education/teaching on the scanner and were looking for someone to "try it out". Lo and behold, one of the physicians and radiologist noticed some nodules in the lungs and that was the start of this roller coaster ride. He is now is Houston, one of the few centers in the states that treat this form of cancer, starting chemo treatments. Nothing like turing your world upsidedown. Leiomyosarcoma is a resistant cancer...not very responsive to chemotherapy or radiation. The best outcome occurs when it is taken out surgically. So that will be the next step if there is no response to the chemo. The really sad part of this is that Rick and his wife have a 5 year old daughter, Madeline. It breaks my heart to hear about this, but I do realize that God has a plan for everyone. Please include him and his family in your prayers, it would mean so much!