More GREAT news!

The MRI was negative, the cancer is not in his brain. His oncologist also said he is above average with how he and the cancer have responded to the chemo. He hasn't had much nausea and the chemo isn't making him near as sick and tired as it did at first. He is working 8-9 hours Monday - Friday and some Saturdays. He gained a pound which is much much better than losing. He is eating his normal diet, much to the dismay of the noses around him. He is on the last round of this type of chemo that he can have. After his last treatment next Friday, they will schedule another CT scan to see if there are any more changes in the tumors from the last one about a month ago. He can also stop a couple of the meds that helped with Chemo side effects.

Dad will have to take at least two months off from treatment and he will have to have a different type if and when he starts back up. From what the Dr. said everyone is different, some people take 2 months off and some take 6-9 months off so we don't know. When/if he starts treatment again will depend on a few factors: 1. a CT scan every two months to monitor the tumors, 2. type & severity of new or re-occuring symptoms, 3. the pain factor and of course 4. whether or not he wants to have more treatment. The Dr. said there was a clinical trial released this past week that Dad may be a good candidate for in a couple of months.

That is all for now. I just wanted to get something up because I know there are a lot of you that were waiting for the MRI results.