Dear Tracy's #ARMY,

Since the last update, I got some feedback from longtime friends of Tracy's (whose contact details I didnt have) that they didn't know about the fundraising. Well as a remedy to the delayed "newsflash", I've now set the campaign as a long term fund-raiser, as Tracy's War is in no way a short-term fight!!!!

Breathing Easier

The clunky oxygen cylinders were causing both Tracy and me (the designated canister jockey) a whole lot of stress with its limited "air" and timing of the delivery for replacement oxygen, so I went to Celki and arrange for an "Inogen 3" portable oxygen concentrator delivered to her home on 7 December. Tracy now has a battery that's good for 4h, a second battery good for 8h plus the whole thing is rechargeable even during use. It's so easy to operate that Tracy is her own oxygen jockey now. Not to mention the whole contraption is easy to carry giving Tracy way more flexibility and freedom.

Accupuncture and TCM

She put the Inogen to work right away as she had an appointment to see the magical Dr Ju of TY Healthcare Chinese Medicine (She is highly recommended by Dr Emily). Dr Ju worked on Tracy's breathing with acupuncture. Needless to say this was super scary for Tracy as there were a lot of painful needles (including one extreme needle in a nether region!!!) This is when she screamed the loudest. Later that night we had a video chat with our "sister" Peggy and Tracy recounted the horrific details while she laughed out loud for nearly an hour (an awesome side effect of the unimaginable pain). So between the screaming and the laughing, Tracy's breathing continues to improve.

QEH Out Patient Appointment

On the 8th of December, she had a full day at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, with morning tests and a follow-up with the oncologist. He reported that the blood work showed a slight increase in cancer cell count and the X-ray did not show any significant change in the tumour or the fluid (personally, I didn't like this downbeat vaguery that detracted from Tracy's happy report that her breathing was way better than at the last visit). This time the doctor prescribed 4 weeks worth of Crizotinib which makes makes her next visit after the holidays.

Tracy's Motivation

As reported before, Tracy is a "people" person and the love and support of her friends means has such a big impact. Post QEH, we spent 2 hours catching up with our friends Wen and Lily (Tracy's War superbackers) at a socially distanced, well-ventilated dinner. Tracy cuddled with "Sweet Potato" and "Red Bean" and it was crazy feel good therapy. One week later, Wen and Lily, who are also certified CST practitoners (5gram), started working on Tracy and taught her some simple meditation.

It very heartwarming to see Tracy improve thanks to all the strength she's gained from the complementary treatments, lifestyle advice, outpouring of positivity and love. All I can say is please keep on sending your love her way. She is definitely responding very well and growing stronger.

Upcoming she has an CST with Wen and Lily, EFT session with Caroline, and Acupunture with Dr Ju before the year ends. Hopefully she'll have a chance to video chat and meet in person with her friends and backers

Thank you again Tracy's #ARMY. You are the reason Tracy's health has improved so much. Please continue to share this campaign with Tracy's friends (who I may have missed) so that Tracy's #ARMY continues to grow.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to you all. Stay healthy. Tracy sends her love to her #ARMY.

XXOO Betty