Support Aki's fight against Bile Duct cancer.

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My wife, Aki, was suddenly hospitalized in April after developing jaundice and was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma or bile duct cancer, a rare (only eight thousand cases a year in the US) aggressive disease that usually has few symptoms before it is diagnosed. Curative options are limited to liver transplant or surgery with chemo and radiation afterwards.

Initially, we were told transplant would most likely be needed. However, once all tests were performed the surgeon said he was certain the cancer was small enough to be operative, as it had not spread outside the bile duct.

Aki had the surgery on May 28th, which was initially thought to be successful with clean margins. However, at the first meeting with the surgeon we received bad news, there was an area that was not completely resected. Also, there was involvement of 5 out of 11 lymph nodes, which changed the staging to Stage III; we were initially told it was Stage I.

Then next step is to start Chemotherapy and Radiation at the beginning of July
We appreciate any support, however small. All funds will go to pay for expenses relate to her ongoing care
Thank you,

James and Aki
私の妻、アキは、4月に黄疸を発症し、急に入院しました。彼女は胆管癌、つまり胆汁管の癌と診断されました。これはアメリカで年間8000例しかない稀な攻撃的な病気で、通常診断される前にはあまり症状がありません。治癒の選択肢は、肝移植または手術を行い、その後に化学療法と放射線治療を受けることに制限されています。最初に、私たちは移植が最も必要になる可能性が高いと言われました。しかし、すべての検査が終了した後、外科医は癌が胆管の外に広がっていないため、手術可能なほど小さいと確信していると言いました。アキは5月28日に手術を受け、初めは成功したとされ、綺麗な切除縁が確認されました。しかし、外科医との最初のミーティングで悪い知らせを受けました。完全には切除されていない部分がありました。また、11のリンパ節のうち5つに癌が浸潤しており、ステージがステージIIIに変更されました。最初はステージIと言われていました。

次のステップは7月の初めに化学療法と放射線治療を始めることです。どんなに小さな支援でも感謝いたします。集まった資金は、彼女の継続的なケアに関連する費用の支払いに使われます。ありがとうございます、

ジェームズとアキ

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James Woody
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Long Beach, CA
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