Three Down

Good news! Dad has completed his third round of chemo this week. His body has accepted it quite well. He has only minor side effects. One being that his white blood cell count is low, which makes him susceptible to infection. He is constantly washing his hands and wears a mask often. He says that he feels like the masked man in meetings and when he goes out. This past Monday though, his count was up enough to continue his treatments, so that is encouraging. He has no idea how well the chemotherapy is working, but has faith (as do we all) that it is working as it was intended to. He will know more in December or January when he has another PT scan which will determine if the chemo is killing the cancer cells.

Dad looks great! If you didn't know it, you would just think that he has been on a good weight loss program. (Although he recommends that you don't try to lose weight this way :) ) He is doing exercises to strengthen his upper and lower body and has gained a couple of pounds. The danger of cancer is still there, but both he and mom, and the rest of us are all still praying that he will beat this. Dad is optimistic and thankful for the blessings that have come from this. We are grateful for your prayers and faith on his behalf. He has next week off from the chemotherapy, and then starts again on the 24th. We'll keep you posted on his progression.