Praying and Planning

Thanks to you all for the prayers. I don't know what it would be like to go through these valleys without a lot of praying people out there. The current plan is to begin "the concoction" of chemo on Monday. It's a 2-week outpatient cycle, and will ultimately yield some level of the usual toxicities of chemo but hopefully at lower levels. This will probably be much like the chemo P did just after relapse last year. He did very well on it (10 rounds) before the tumor broke through. If we can get that kind of response this time, we'll most likely look at another antibody therapy, possibly the one in NYC. We are beginning to explore that and other therapies now. Paul needs some pain relief between now and when this new chemo starts working. We are discussing some options there too. Here is when it is too easy to start putting all your trust and hope in medicine and science. God alone can provide the healing we need. We'll use our heads here with what medicine and science can do, but ultimately we'll pray to God for a direction and healing. Stay with us...