Journal & updates

ONE DAY AT A TIME

News, reflections, and moments from our family.

Our original Facebook updates, newest first.
These posts reflect our journey at the time they were written.


Sarah DeHaan Sarah DeHaan

An Update on Dan ❤️

It has been quite some time since our last update, and we are incredibly grateful for the season of good health we’ve enjoyed.

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Completing IV chemotherapy

Dan has officially completed four months of IV chemotherapy! Somehow, he still has hair... well, most of it! The next step is transitioning to oral maintenance therapy with a PARP inhibitor. He will continue monthly labs and monitoring, but for now—no more IV chemo! Glory to God!

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Encouraging results through cycle six

Dan started cycle 6 of chemotherapy this week—hard to believe we are already three months into treatment. While the side effects are never easy, we are grateful for the good days and the many special opportunities made possible by friends and family.

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A positive response to treatment

Thank you all for your continued prayers and support! Dan began his 4th cycle of chemotherapy this week. Earlier this month, a repeat CT scan showed significant shrinkage of the affected cancerous lymph nodes and no new metastatic lesions. 

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Beginning the second round of chemotherapy

Update:

Dan started his second round of chemo today and is, overall, feeling good! We are so grateful for your continued prayers and support, and feel incredibly blessed by the amazing people surrounding us. We thank God daily for how He has prepared us for this trial.

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Our story: the beginning

This page is dedicated to sharing updates about my incredible husband, Dan. Below is our story.

Earlier this year, Dan began to experience low back pain. Unfortunately, his “old-man back pain,” as he described it, persisted and later intensified, radiating to his upper abdomen. It became so severe and atypical that on May 19, he visited his own Emergency Department for imaging, hoping to ease our minds and “rule out the bad stuff.”

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Welcome to Hope for Dan

Welcome to Hope for Dan—a place for the people we love to stay connected as our family walks through Dan’s cancer journey.

We’ll share updates here, along with family photographs, prayer requests, and the moments of joy we want to hold close. Our faith in God and the love of our community help carry us through the uncertainty.

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