Mark is on his 6th round of chemo as I write. We went in this morning to the infusion center. His lab work was all normal. They didn't do a CEA this round, but the other numbers were OK. He received the day long infusion today and now we're home with the 46 hour continuous infusion of the 5FU. Mark fell asleep during the infusion today and has been pretty wiped out this evening. He ate a little chicken soup and has managed to watch some TV.
We are still waiting to hear on our CT scan appointment and appointment with the surgeon at UAB. We are hoping they will be able to get them on the same day as the genetics appointment, Jan 24th. After the CT is completed, we can move forward with the second opinion at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York City.
Calen has been having a tough time with Mark's illness and it's really showing up recently. We sat and had a long talk and cry this evening. He is certainly insightful and asks a lot of tough questions right now. I know this is a lot for an 11 year old.
The kids got a new guinea pig named Leppy. He's really cute and they've all enjoyed playing with him. He seems to have brightened spirits around here, especially after the loss of Sam (our cat).
Continue to pray for Mark. He had a wonderful week off of chemo last week and we're hoping that he feels that good again when this round is over. Also say a prayer that the new CT will show only positives. We also want to ask everyone to say a prayer for Carly Parker who is 7. She is battling a cancer of the nasal passage and just found out that the tumor is not responding to the chemo and they will have to operate. God bless!!
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