Just since our last update, the plan has changed.  After another trip to Omaha, the trial that he was  planning to start, actually fell through and he wasn’t accepted because of symptoms he had experienced on previous treatments.  Dad’s response…. “Well, it must not have been meant to be.”  So when one plan falls through you just keep moving forward to find the next one.  So after a couple more appointments, a family get-together to talk it through, we decided to try a trial that was a bit more local.  It is in Sioux Falls and the name of it is TAK-186.  Dad had his first infusion Thursday, Feb 8 and the summary is… so far, so good.  

The rhythm of this trial is that one time per week, he starts with labs and an appointment at 7:30am, followed by time in the infusion center until about 3pm. Then he is admitted to the hospital for observation until they discharge him the next morning. Once they feel confident that there won’t be adverse reactions, he will be able to drop the overnight stay and it will be observation just on the day of the infusion.  Laine and Dad handled the first treatment and I think both were glad that it was pretty uneventful.  They were rewarded by a giant suite at the hospital for their overnight stay!

So today is treatment number two.  Again, it has been pretty uneventful. Uneventful is a great thing right now.  Today’s room is a bit more like a closet than a suite! :)  He will have scans to see how the drug is working against the cancer in about 7 weeks.

Thank you all for the prayers and support!

Dad will be on this trial until the next thing changes which could be today, next week, or in a few months. Living day-by-day, which is really all that God asks us to do!