I have not been posting lately as things have not changed too much. Now there is a little good news. After the 4th treatment I had a CT scan, this was last Monday. The scan showed that 80% to 90% of the cancer is gone. This is a pretty good result. Since I have been feeling so well I was hoping for 100% remission, but that is unrealistic. I have two more treatments to go, the next one is this Friday. 3 weeks after the 6th treatment I'll get another CT scan and possibly a PET scan. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the last two treatments will do the trick.
Meanwhile I continue to feel well. Following each treatment my energy level drops and then bounces back to pretty much normal. I'm staying active - fishing, biking, tennis - even dabbling in learning how to play golf! Summer in the Poconos is always wonderful, it's usually 10 to 15 degrees cooler than Philly and a lot more relaxing!
I have include a couple of pictures. One of my hobbies is butterfly photography, this is a picture of an American Lady butterfly shot near our cabin in the Poconos. The other is a picture I took last week while float fishing the West Branch of the Delaware River with my friend Art Bartholomew. The fishing was poor but the scenery and company made up for it.
Ellen is still my personal Florence Nightingale - makes sure I don't overdo things, eat the right food and generally live a healthy life style. Could not do without her! Ben is doing a fantastic job as the nature counselor at a local day camp, and Zach is almst finished his pre-med courses and will be taking the Medcats and applying to med school soon.
TTFN!
Bob
