Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Recent News

Round two has begun. I have come to dread Monday chemo, knowing that each week I go in to receive drugs that are killing pretty much all of the white blood cells in my body. I do praise God that my major side effects have consisted of a continual upset stomach and constant fatigue.

Recently I noticed another effect of the chemo that secretly I hoped would not come to pass- the loss of my hair. It was weird to run my hand through my hair and have clumps of it resting on my palm. It is not a big deal, but it is the first visible sign that sort of says you are sick or something like that. I think that I will shave it preemptively.

We received some good news yesterday as well. The results of my recent CT scan showed no interval change in my cancer since the last CT scan in May. Basically, there was not metastatic spread of disease to the chest or lungs. We pray that this will be the same prognosis in the coming months.

Some recent photos of me with my future hand.....