Hi all.  I wanted to provide a quick update on my treatment.  I was going to do this update last week but I wasn’t feeling up to it.  I've now completed 4 treatment cycles with each cycle being 3 weeks.  The first 2 weeks were chemo treatments and the 3rd week was a series of injections to boost my immune system.  I also had a scan at the end of April.  The good news is the scans showed that the cancer had shrunk significantly.  In fact, in some areas it was gone completely!  The treatment I was on did its job and has been killing off the cancer cells.  We are all happy with those results!

The next issue was what do we do for a maintenance plan.  For now, I will continue on the treatment plan I was on but with one chemo drug instead of the two I was taking.  The first 2 weeks will still be the chemo treatment but the injection in the 3rd week will depend on where my red and white blood cell counts are at.  The main side effect from the treatment is the lowering of my blood cell counts which results in me feeling exhausted.  We’ll continue on this plan for as long as my body can take it or until something better comes along!  I will have scans done in another couple of months and hopefully the result will continue to be good!

Thank you again to everyone who provided thoughts and prayers.  As I’ve mentioned in the past, it is a lot easier going through this when you know you have the support of family and friends.  Thanks and love to all of you!