Hi to all!! We are still at the infusion center finishing up Mark's third round of chemo. He gained back the lost weight and everyone was pleased. The other GREAT news was the CEA fell to 4.8 (it was 29 at it's peak). They consider normal to be <3. In addition to the great CEA number, they also added Avastin this round. This is the forth agent and should strangle the blood supply to the tumor and metastatic disease and enable the chemo to work better.
In preparaton for Mark's down time, we had a busy weekend with getting ready for Christmas. We put together the gingerbread choo choo and also decorated the Christmas tree. Mark was also out in the rain last night putting up the lights and outside decoration knowing that it couldn't wait due to the inevitable chemo today.
We had a great weekend with the Sooners dominating Missouri again. GO SOONERS!!!! (That's for you Linda). You will have to drive by our house and see our lawn ornament with the big crimson and cream OU.
Thanks for all the cards, calls and support!! We are blessed with such wonderul family and friends.
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Wow, what a man. Out in the rain decorating for Christmas! I was doing the same thing, minus the cancer and the chemo, so, all-in-all, not really much of an accomplishment, on my end. Mark, Rhonda, we pray for you constantly. I am amazed at your strength. Hope to see you at Mass soon.
Rich, Kirsten and Dirk Perkins
BTW, thanks to the Sooners for exposing once again what a complete farce the BCS is!
Mark,
If only you could get your golf score down like you got your CEA score down!
Christmas lights in the rain? There are so many lines from Christmas Vacation that come to mind. I'll save them for 2 more weeks.
Mark,
I saw a petition going around the neighborhood about some unsightly football-related decorations in someone's yard. Didn't make much sense at the time... now it's all becoming more clear.
Great news about the CEA score! Don't really know exactly what it means, but I do know that lower is better. I'm very happy to see that you have been blessed with some positive results.
Hope your chemo treatment doesn't take too much out of you this week. Keep fighting!
Lee
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