Bravo! Bravo!

They enjoyed my performance so much they've called me back for an encore.

So...

I had my CT scan to place the radiation markers on Friday, October 2nd. On Tuesday, October 6th, the radiation oncologist called me and said he couldn't do the radiation because the CT scan showed spots on my lungs. He told me I needed a PET scan and to see my medical oncologist (Dr. L) right away.

I had the PET scan on Friday, the 9th and on Monday, the 12th, I saw Dr. L. Bad news. The spots were cancer. They were in both lungs and also in the lymph nodes between the lungs.

I didn't get very far....

I have to undergo more chemo and an experimental pill called a PARP inhibitor. They just started having articles on it in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. L is hopeful. I'll have 2-3 chemos, then another CT scan to see if it's working.

I have an appointment on the 29th with another doctor in his group to go over what the requirements are for the clinical trial for the PARP inhibitor.

This was and still is a great shock to me. The spots weren't there in May when I had a CT scan while in the hospital with kidney failure. My last chemo was June 15th. It didn't take very long for it to spread.

I'm taking each day at a time and still continue to work, if only to take my mind off of things.

I'll know more once I have the meeting on the 29th.

Please keep me and my family in your prayers.