Eagle, what with Gary being so sick (sallow) how did the chemo go? Sometimes I think the so-called "cure" takes a lot of strength to endure. Love and Light, Lynn

Thanks for asking, Lynnie. The chemo itself on Thursday went okay, but he's been more tired and lethargic than usual these past few days. My heart just aches for him. We've been over there every day to help put meals together for him. Tonight he insisted that we make up 2 plates so that we wouldn't have to go back until Wednesday. It's so hard to do that, because I know he won't eat or fare as well when we're not there. Every little thing takes so much energy out of him, even taking dishes out of the dishwasher. So we were trying to stay long enough for the wash to finish so we could take them out, but the threat of imminent freezing rain compelled us to leave earlier. It's those little things that take a lot out of him.

Anyway, sorry for rambling. We're looking forward to his doctor's appointment on Wednesday. That's when we'll find out more about this Autologous Stem-Cell Transplant procedure. I suspect the doctor will want to do it ASAP, while my brother's blood is still good enough to use!

Eagle,
Thanks for taking the time to update us. Please know we are with you all on Wednesday. You are such an angel on earth. Everyone should be so blessed to have a sister like you.

Eagle, please know you all be in my thoughts and prayers tomorrow. Make a list of questions for the doctor about the procedure. Do you do that?

Hi Eagle. I've been off the site for a couple of weeks, and am so sorry to read about your brother's condition; and I know how hard it is for you, too. Just know that I, too, and thinking about both of you, you are in my prayers, and I feel there must be a break-through soon in this horrible disease, and I hope your brother is the firt to experience it. My Dad died from a liver ailment, and the things you describe now sound similar; I hope the chemo significantly reduced the size of the tumor near his liver.
With love and warm thoughts,
Dreamer

Eagle,
My prayers are with you today!

Thank you everyone. I'm both hopeful and scared. One thing we're hoping for is that my brother will be able to do the week-long chemo as an in-patient. For a lot of reasons, this would work best for him and would be easier for myself and hubby. I'm really tired and could use the break from the constant cleaning and cooking, especially since his appetite is non-existent, so cooking for him has become a nightmarish challenge. I figure a week of hospital food might make me look like a gourmet chef...LOL. Poor guy, I know why he can't eat, but like I keep telling him, my job is to keep the rest of his body healthy so that he has a body to come back to when the cancer is gone. He eats what I serve him, but it's obviously a struggle - most chemo patients don't eat as well as he does - I'm admittedly playing on his inherited stubbornness, you know, that old mind-over-matter thing where you decide to eat even when that's the last thing you feel like doing.

Anyway, we're nervous. But hopeful...we know the doctor wants to start right away, like tomorrow. Now all we have to do is convince him to admit my brother instead of make him (us) do it on an out-patient basis, which will be very tiring and difficult on all of us.

Thank you for your continuing prayer...you do realize that through all of this prayer and care, we're all keeping him alive - and how can I ever thank you for that!!!

Just by keeping us posted Eagle!

My heart and good thoughts will be with you all day today, Eagle. Hope to hear good news when I log on later today.

Eagle, I've not been around much but I continue to have you in prayer.

chick