Happy Easter

Hi all!
Sorry I haven't written in a while. Things have been busy...good busy...and thankfully not with any terrible, crappy cancer stuff! Ed continues his treatments every two weeks. He had one two weeks ago and for the first time I did not accompany him to his appointment. He certainly didn't seem to mind, but it felt weird for me to just go to work. That is how "normal" and routine these appointments have become--just like going to a regular doctor's appointment or to the dentist. He has another appointment this morning and will once again go without me.

What this means is that the biweekly chemo has become routine. Side effects are still quite minor and consist of an annoying, running nose and Ed getting tired or his legs getting achy. Other than that, though, none of the terrible side effects that can occur. He still has his hair although it has thinned which really bugs the hell out of him. I tell him its his age, not the chemo!! But in the grand scheme of things we try to keep this annoyance in perspective.

People ask about the prognosis...well, he's still got cancer...still in his colon and still spots on his liver. The good news is that the cancer cells on his liver has shrunk in response to the chemo. There is still a lump outside his esophagus that we're not sure about but it isn't causing any problems. So we continue with the chemo to continue to try to shrink the tumors. And since Ed is handling the chemo so well, there is no reason to switch this up. We will continue the regimen and I'm sure there will be another CT scan after a few more treatments so we can evaluate progress. When we started this journey, Dr. Bowers said we'd start with biweekly treatments for 6 months...May will be 6 months. So I'm sure at that time, we'll reassess where we are and whether we want to make any changes to the treatment plan.

So we've learned to live with this awful disease but we are truly blessed that Ed is doing so well with the treatments. There are so many who are so sick and can't function while on chemo. We realize how lucky we are that Ed's treatments are so routine. And we are thankful that cancer treatments have come so far that 5 months after being diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, we can celebrate Easter, enjoy the spring, and look forward to all that this time of year offers.

Life is good and we are blessed. Thank you all for your continued support and prayers. I know they have helped make this journey much easier!

Happy Easter! Happy Spring!