Great weather has settled in

Monday of this week, Johnny had a CT scan of his chest and abdomen along with the standard lab work before his chemo treatment.  The results were “unremarkable”.  The CT scan showed that the tumors haven’t changed – but any day that metastatic liver tumors don’t change is a very, very good day.  As of this writing we are still waiting for the CEA (tumor marker) lab results.  But the rest of his blood work looked good.

The Monday combination of contrast dye and chemo was not a good one for Johnny. During the early part of this week he was low on energy and had a lot of nausea, but he’s bounced back, he’s feeling good and grilling salmon steaks for dinner tonight.  We are continuing to use dietary modifications to change the way he feels on a daily basis.  The smoothies and juices provide adequate nutrition, that along with hyperbaric oxygen result in more energy and quicker recovery after every chemo infusion.

great weather means baths for dogs

        What I’m reading —
The Tail End by Tim Urban — If you only read one article this month, please make it this one. It was recommended to me by Tim Ferriss and uses diagrams to really underscore how short life is. Here’s just one gem: "It turns out that when I graduated from high school, I had already used up 93% of my in-person parent time. I’m now enjoying the last 5% of that time. We’re in the tail end.”  It might be time for you (and me) to rethink our priorities. Read this as a catalyst.

And finally, please remember and share Geoff Taylor’s gofundme site. Crowdsourcing has changed the lives of many people, and empowered generous spirits to decide where to send their money. There are some people out there who love to give, it is a gift to them, I feel that way myself.   It is vitally important to get the word out about Dr. Young Hee Ko’s life-saving cancer research.  Here’s the link:  https://www.gofundme.com/9svgbdys-utm_sourc