Friday, September 15, 2006
A GREAT TIME
I had a great time on my trip to Alabama last weekend. It was pleasant to drive in a good rental car (2006 Chevy Malibu) and listen to a variety of tapes and CDs. I listened to some good music, some study-type material and some of my favorite fiction writing--mysteries! The weather for the trip was great the entire 4 days. My daughter and I had a great time together and did some serious eating at good old Southern barbecue places. Of course I came home with a lot of University of Alabama clothes for my Grandson and also for myself. And I didn't forget to bring something to others, too. In addition to all these good things, our team (the University of Alabama) won their football game. We had terrific seats at the game, too.
Karon got along well while we were gone. Our other two daughters who live in the area were a great help. Our oldest daughter stayed with her at night and throughout the weekend. I think Karon had a good time with our Grandson as much as possible. She didn't feel very well some of the time and wasn't able to make it to church Sunday. She came down with a cold Monday and still isn't feeling very well plus the side effects of the Chemo.
She had another Chemo treatment this past Wednesday. The other Chemo drugs weren't doing any good. The CAT and bone scans she had this past Tuesday showed that the cancer in the bones and the tumors in the lungs hadn't changed much. But the tumor in the liver had increased in size--again. In February it was one centimeter; in July it was two centimeters and now in September it is three centimeters.
The doctor wasn't so concerned with the size as with the fact that it is growing. So he is trying some different types of Chemo drugs and a different treatment schedule. She will have a treatment once a week for two weeks, then off a week, then another two weeks of treatments and off another week. We don't know how long this will continue. After three or four of these treatments they will do another CAT and bone scan to determine if this is working to reduce the size of the tumor or at least stop the growth.
Karon's brother from San Diego is visiting this week. My very good friend of many, many years and his wife and two adult children will visit this weekend also. So it will be a busy time at the Ewing household.
Until next time,
Jim
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