Dear Friends, sadly as most of you know, Cathy's fight against ovarian cancer came to an end on July 3, 2018. She passed peacefully with all of us by her side at 3:20pm. She fought a courageous battle for two and a half years with a positive attitude and always living life to the fullest. We want to thank everyone for their prayers, love, and support, going back to her diagnosis in late March 2016. She was an example of everything that is good on this earth. We are grateful she is no longer in pain and is with our Lord and Savior. This post brings the blog "Cathy's Journey" to an end. We will keep it up forever to remember her story. May the peace of Christ be with each of you. Thank you. Thomas, Emma, Abby, Candice, Austin, Kelly, and Kylie

Cathy Elaine Keller

March 19, 1955 - July 3, 2018

Wow, it’s been a while since I last posted in December.   Just to bring you up to date a little, in November I completed my heavy duty chemo regimen. Then I went on “maintenance” chemo every three weeks.  However, after only 4 treatments of this chemo, my CA125 started going up again....which means the maintenance drugs were not keeping the cancer at bay. So, we stopped that treatment and I had a CT scan. It showed some small areas of cancer but nothing measurable.  So I made the decision to stop treatment for the time being and repeat me CT scan in a few months. I had the scan last Friday and met with Dr.Walker yesterday.  It showed one tumor that is 1.1cm in size.  It is now measurable since it’s over 1 cm.  So, what that means for me is that I now qualify for a Phase I clinical study.  I will meet with another doctor next week to see what trials are available to me. So, this is good news because being able to participate in a study like this gives me an added option with which to fight my cancer.  Health wise, I've been feeling pretty good.  Some days are better than others but overall I cannot complain. 
Thank you for your continued prayers!
Love, Cathy