June

• We made it back to Ohio yesterday afternoon, safe and sound
• I called the nurse at the oncologist's office today to tell her about my hives
• She said I did the right thing by not taking any more of the chemo pills
• I'm still scheduled for my next CAT scans on Monday, June 6
• We will meet with the oncologist on Thursday, June 9 to get the CAT scan results and see if these pills are shrinking my liver tumors
• We'll also find out if that place on rib has grown
• If so, it is probably cancer that has spread to my bone
• Then the oncologist will decide how to procede with my treatment
• Kathy will be coming to Ohio on Tuesday so she can go to see the oncologist with us
• Here's a photo Jeff took of Tom and me just before we left for the airport on Wednesday

• This morning Tom, Marlene, Kathy, and I went to see the oncologis
• Hear this good news: The pill is working!
• My liver tumors are shrinking
• The largest liver tumor in now half as large as it was for the last CAT scans
• These CAT scans showed nothing on my rib
• If that spot on my rib was cancer, it has also decreased in size to the point that it's not showing up
  
• I will be continuing with the pill and have more CAT scans in six weeks
• I don't even have to go back for weekly blood work anymore since my blood test results have been so good
• I start back on the pill tomorrow
• The doc gave me a prescription for a steroid to help with the hives if I get them again
• For these last CAT scans I had to drink a "Berry Smoothie" (barium sulfate)\
• I would not want any living creature to have to drink that stuff
• It's so bad that the oncologist won't even taste it to see what it's like
• I have to drink it again for the next CAT scans because it allows them to see everything better
• Maybe in six weeks I'll forget about how bad it tasted
• Meanwhile, my hair is growing back
• Every day it looks a different color, from blonde to brunette to redhead
• Madi said the other day it was blue!
• Today it's strawberry blonde

• I'm feeling much better these days
• No more hives, I have more energy, and I'm not scaling like a snake anymore
• Tom and I are going to outdoor concerts again
• I can very easily learn to like this!
• My body is adjusting to the PILL and hopefully the pill will keep shrinking the tumors
• Just keep your prayers coming because I need all of them and I need you, too