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May 27th, 2024

by Ryan Dwars
6/6/2024

Hi everyone- Brooke here with the update this week! We went to Mayo Clinic for labs, a CT scan and doctor visit on May 22 and 23. While Ryan’s CA19 tumor marker is up a little bit more, his scan is stable!! We are grateful for no change at this time. While... [READ MORE]

May 10th, 2024

by Ryan Dwars
6/6/2024

 Chemo #51 ✅   Feeling pretty good these past couple of weeks since we changed the schedule of chemo to every other week. This has allowed me a bit longer to recover between treatments.   My 40th birthday weekend got off to a great start. Brooke and I went to a great concert here... [READ MORE]

April 26th, 2024

by Ryan Dwars
6/6/2024

Chemo #50 ✅   A big milestone with the big 5-0 today. It is crazy thinking of just how many times I have been here at the infusion suite at UIHC. Things right now are status quo. My tumor marker raised a little, but is still in the 100’s, so I feel... [READ MORE]

April 12th, 2024

by Ryan Dwars
6/6/2024

Hey Everybody! Brooke here for the big East Coast Update. I’m going to try to not drone on too much, but we got some shocking news while on our East Coast Tour that we’re excited to share. Today is chemo #49 for Ryan and we got excellent news that his tumor... [READ MORE]

March 29th, 2024

by Ryan Dwars
6/6/2024

Chemo #48 ✅ Brooke and I went up to Mayo for a CT scan and to see my oncologist. My scan came back really good overall. “Stable and technically no measurable disease” was the wording from the oncologist at Mayo. There is a small, suspicious spot in my lung that we knew... [READ MORE]

March 22nd, 2024

by Ryan Dwars
6/6/2024

Chemo #47 ✅   Happy Friday! I’m back in the chemo chair today. We had a little scare with my cancer tumor marker. Last Monday it was drawn and it went up 1500 points from the previous draw on March 1st. This was obviously concerning since I have been through this before.... [READ MORE]

March 8th, 2024

by Ryan Dwars
6/6/2024

New update from Ryan: Chemo #46 ✅ Another treatment done as I head into spring break at work. Since my last update, we have now expanded our sights nationwide to see what would be a good clinical trial option for me. Brooke and my oncologist at UIHC had a lengthy discussion about my... [READ MORE]

March 1st, 2024

by Ryan Dwars
6/6/2024

New update from Ryan: Chemo #45 ✅ I am feeling pretty good after the COVID issue a couple of weeks ago. I am still having swelling/fluid around my ankles, but my weight is back down to what it was at the beginning of February. I had gained more than 10 pounds in... [READ MORE]

February 16th, 2024

by Ryan Dwars
6/6/2024

Update from Ryan below: Hi All, Well, after the update last week where I was a bit under the weather, things changed pretty dramatically. I was able to help both of the kids with their basketball teams on Saturday, but by Sunday, something was clearly wrong.   Brooke had planned a nice Super Bowl... [READ MORE]

February 2nd, 2024

by Ryan Dwars
6/6/2024

Update below from Ryan:   Chemo #43 ✅   We are at the end of what has been a busy week. On Monday, Brooke and I went up to Mayo Clinic to have bloodwork and a CT scan. On Tuesday, we saw my oncologist there to discuss the results and next steps. My CA-19... [READ MORE]