It was one
year ago that Johnny received his Stage IV colon cancer diagnosis. It’s still
hard to believe, but we were lucky this week, Johnny had his CT scan and the
tumors on his liver are responding to treatment. His CEA number is slightly elevated, but we
believe the rise in CEA is due to a very special nausea medication and not
related to cancer metastasis.
We’re also
on chemo holiday! Johnny will receive one infusion in December and then will be
chemo free until January.
It’s been our routine almost every other week for
a year. Before dawn, we’re at the
Zangmeister Center as usual for a toxic cocktail. We’ve started dreading each treatment more
and more-both of us in an apprehensive mood leading up to the infusion. The chronic nausea is frustrating but what’s
been more difficult to deal with is the relentless nature of going through
treatment.
So we’re
making the most of our time. We went to
Scioto Grove last Sunday. It’s a new
metro park south of the city and we spent the afternoon walking along the
Scioto River with the dogs. And we’re
contemplating another trip to Yellow Springs this weekend because it was so
much fun the first time.
We hope all
of you are enjoying the last of this beautiful fall weather, and have a great
weekend. Love you all.
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| Johnny at the park with his girls |
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