May 25, 2013

• Ray of Sunshine

  We are very thankful to report that Tom’s health has improved. The new chemo with its more powerful partner, prayer, have been battling the cancer and have driven it to a measure of retreat. The ‘numbers’ indicate a 55-point drop in cancer counts since his previous treatment. The count is a long ways from ‘normal’, but we are celebrating that they went down by that large an increment.

  He has now completed the four chemos that were scheduled with the ‘new and improved’ chemo that was approved by the FDA last December. I heard in passing from the doctor that they were scheduling more, so we will still continue to go the chemo route. Tom is scheduled for a scan next Wednesday to see what’s going on with his bones and innards, cancer-wise. A concern for prayer is that he can keep his creatine levels low enough (having to do with kidney function), so that we can get a CT scan. In order to get a CT, his kidneys have to be able to handle the dye. Right now, he is ‘on the bubble’. Any higher, and he will have to settle for a MRI, which is not as clear a picture.

  This latest news has heartened us. We are even making plans to go to the campout!! That was in limbo, and we pray that circumstances will still allow us ALL to go. Tom has a motel room reserved, so he can get rest when he needs it, and air conditioning. So, Lord willing, we will be at the campout this year. (annual church family camp in Eminence, MO).

  Tom is still ‘grounded’. We were mighty tempted to go to KC this weekend, where there is not only a wedding, but a church meeting Tom was scheduled to speak at. Tom had chemo this past week, and he is understandably not really feeling up to traveling. We really thought about it hard, and almost went, but on the advice of doctor and family, are staying at home this Memorial Day weekend. There was a ‘Plan B’ speaker for the meeting, so that was taken care of. We will just have to save up our traveling energy for a future date.

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