TREATMENT

After seeing Dr. Boehme on Tuesday, Dave was again admitted to the hospital - this time for chemotherapy. It is an inpatient treatment with high dose chemo drugs which will take 3 days to administer. The plan is to continue treatment once every 3-4 wks with the hope to put him into remission or at least control the growth of the cancer and free him of pain. He is doing quite well as far as side-effects from the drugs, although the treatment has caused him with a lot of psychosis (confusion.) After the treatment, the confusion will clear. Dave has gone through this phase with each hospitalization, including his stem cell transplant in Seattle, so it isn't anything new. He doesn't remember any of this after treatment, so that is a blessing. His discharge date is July 4th, but he will stay in an extra day if his "head hasn't cleared" by that time. Please continue those prayers coming, he's a fighter!

BACK HOME

Dave came home yesterday about 5 p.m. Unfortunately, the biopsy was lymphoma, which wasn't a surprise to us at all. It looks like more chemo, and we have an appointment with Dr. Boehme tomorrow morning. Am not sure if they will start chemo the same day or not. When they get that mass shrunk down, the pressure in his abdomen will be relieved and, hopefully, he will be able to eat better and be pain-free. Please continue the prayers, it's a tough road right now. Thank you.