The news today was not the best news, but it wasn't the worst news either. The tumor did not shrink but it didn't grow either. Dr. Ravi wants to do two more cycles of chemotherapy. He will be using the same (Gem/Tax) as he used the last two cycles. If after this 6 weeks the tumor is shrinking, chemo will continue, if it is the same or has grown, he will have 4 or 5 weeks of radiation then surgery. The nature of this tumor seems to be that it divides slowly which is or could be a good thing because it is slow growing and may not spread. The down side is that it does not respond well or at all to chemotherapy. I asked Dave how he felt about it. He said he feels the same as yesterday....like he is still waiting. We are glad to be doing two more rounds of this chemotherapy. We still hold out hope that the tumor could get smaller. One thing we do know is that the tumor will be removed at some point. We trust Dave's doctor. He spent alot of time today just explaining the nature of this tumor....we don't understand it all but it does help us to better understand the treatment. So we are good today. We are hopeful. We are ready to tackle chemotherapy again. We are thankful for this report. God has been so good to us through all of this. Thank you all for encouraging us and most of all praying for us. We are reading through the Chronicles of Narnia. We just finished the first book The Magicians Nephew. Throughout this journey, I have found it hard to pray sometimes. I have even thought, why do I need to ask, God already knows what we need...what we want. So in the book Narnia had just been established. Aslan had sent The children on a mission to a garden. They stopped to rest and were hungry. This is a conversation between the Polly, Digory, and the horse Fledge.
"Well, I do think someone might have arranged about our meals," said Digory
"I'm sure Aslan would have if you would have asked him," said Fledge.
"Wouldn't he know without being asked?" said Polly
"I've no doubt he would," said the horse. "But I've a sort of idea he likes to be asked."
Thank you for asking on our behalf. We are so thankful for friends...old and new. Soli Deo Gloria.
