At Last Some Good News!

Today started off like any other, and then this evening we received some fantastic news from the Oncologist.

Jerry now has a window view room (after they turned his bed to face out the window) and he has spectacular views of Kansas City and downtown (He said it's look really pretty at night). We are calling it his "penthouse suite with a view".

Jerry had his second round of Radiation this afternoon. His next bout of Chemotherapy will be in 3 weeks. He is looking very well for everything he is going through. They are still keeping him connected to the food and IV as well as an intravenous pain drug. He is also receiving Heparnin for his heart and Insulin to help aid his liver and kidneys. He has these in order to counter act the affects of the Chemotherapy.

The Oncologist came in this afternoon with the results of the biopsy from Wednesday. They are almost now positive that the Cancer is the Lymphoma type. This is GREAT news in that, they want to try a second "cocktail" of Chemotherapy that is more aggressive and will really target what is going on with his system. The treatment will last over a period of 5 days and is one of the more aggressive types they can use. There are however, a few side affects such as disorientation, and stress on the liver but the doctors and Jerry feel that this is ok compared to what the end results could be. They are doing a lower dose of the cocktail than they would normally in order to cause less stress/strain on the liver. They plan to start it tonight (Friday).

Jerry is very pumped with this news and we are all excited to get this treatment going. His attitude is truly great for everything that is going on, especially after the news this evening.

He is surrounded by his family and a lot of friends at the hospital. We have managed to take over one of the visitor lounges - and even scared off 2 people that thought about coming in to sit this evening. His nurses are really friendly and they are taking excellent care of him.

Tomorrow will bring a brand new day bright and clear ...and we have very good feelings after this evening's news.