He's Been Tatooed!

The markers are in place and Dave begins a new round of spot radiation to his original mass. This will be done in Kalispell and will probably consist of 15 sessions. Dr. Stille sounds hopeful and, so are we. We are really happy that we don't need to go to Seattle right away. Hopefully, it won't be until late summer for his follow-up with the Seattle docs. Dave is also only taking 3 different pills a day! We are anxiously awaiting getting the 5th wheel back here (thanks, Richard, for keeping it for us while we were away) and getting it set up to go do a little camping. We are so grateful that we don't have to go far to enjoy a nice quiet setting as gas is so expensive. I'll keep you posted on how Dave is handling the radiation and anything that sounds exciting.

Wait and See

We are trying to sort everything out as far as Dave's treatments go. Although the newest mass was gone with the last radiation, the original mass is showing a higher level of activity. Dr. Stille is planning on hitting it with some more radiation; how much is yet to be determined. Dave goes in tomorrow to be "tatooed" for the spot radiation. We will know more tomorrow as to how much he can receive. The good news is, the cancer has yet to spread to any organs, and there were no new masses. If we could just eliminate the original mass we would feel much more comfortable. Dave is doing very well, otherwise. He is on a "kick" of wanting to eat Kozy Shack chocolate pudding! That should add a little fat to his body if he keeps it up. He is doing some building in the shop and today put in a full day of work then went to City Council until 10:30 p.m. He is in bed now and, I'm sure, "konked out". Let's keep those prayers coming - we thank you for all your concerns. Always feel free to ask questions, and I will answer them to the best of my ability.