Days 2 & 3 - The Clinical Trial Updates
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Dana Stein
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Dana Stein
Over the last few days, we’ve stepped into a new chapter of this fight.
Dana began her experimental combination immunotherapy at Duke University Hospital, and I wanted to share a real, honest update with all of you who have been praying, texting, calling, and carrying us through.
So far, she has handled the treatment incredibly well.
The doctors have been watching her closely for any signs of neurological changes - tremors, seizures, confusion - knowing how serious this therapy is and how powerful the immune response can be. There’s no sugarcoating it: this is heavy treatment. But Dana has met it head-on.
She’s had some intense headaches, the kind that remind you this battle is real. Thankfully, the team has been managing them with strong pain medication, and it’s been helping. Even with that, she’s gotten up and walked the hospital wing several times. Watching her take those laps - steady, determined, refusing to let this define her - has been nothing short of inspiring.
I give her so much credit.
This girl has strength I can’t even put into words.
Guts of steel.
A will to live and fight that humbles me.
I am so unbelievably proud of her.
The doctors have told us that the fact she’s tolerating this first round so well is a really encouraging sign. But we’re not at the finish line.
Today brings the next phase of immunotherapy, and they’ve prepared us: symptoms will likely get worse before they get better. That’s the nature of this fight. The immune system ramps up. The body reacts. It’s part of the storm before the clearing.
So we brace ourselves.
And we keep moving forward -
one day at a time,
one minute at a time,
one second at a time.
We don’t know exactly what the next few days will hold. But we do know this: Dana is fighting with everything she has. And we are surrounded by an army of people who love her.
Thank you for continuing to lift her up. Your prayers, your messages, your faith - they matter more than you know.
We’re not through yet.
But we’re still standing.
And we’re still fighting.
#SteinStrong
Dana began her experimental combination immunotherapy at Duke University Hospital, and I wanted to share a real, honest update with all of you who have been praying, texting, calling, and carrying us through.
So far, she has handled the treatment incredibly well.
The doctors have been watching her closely for any signs of neurological changes - tremors, seizures, confusion - knowing how serious this therapy is and how powerful the immune response can be. There’s no sugarcoating it: this is heavy treatment. But Dana has met it head-on.
She’s had some intense headaches, the kind that remind you this battle is real. Thankfully, the team has been managing them with strong pain medication, and it’s been helping. Even with that, she’s gotten up and walked the hospital wing several times. Watching her take those laps - steady, determined, refusing to let this define her - has been nothing short of inspiring.
I give her so much credit.
This girl has strength I can’t even put into words.
Guts of steel.
A will to live and fight that humbles me.
I am so unbelievably proud of her.
The doctors have told us that the fact she’s tolerating this first round so well is a really encouraging sign. But we’re not at the finish line.
Today brings the next phase of immunotherapy, and they’ve prepared us: symptoms will likely get worse before they get better. That’s the nature of this fight. The immune system ramps up. The body reacts. It’s part of the storm before the clearing.
So we brace ourselves.
And we keep moving forward -
one day at a time,
one minute at a time,
one second at a time.
We don’t know exactly what the next few days will hold. But we do know this: Dana is fighting with everything she has. And we are surrounded by an army of people who love her.
Thank you for continuing to lift her up. Your prayers, your messages, your faith - they matter more than you know.
We’re not through yet.
But we’re still standing.
And we’re still fighting.
#SteinStrong
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