Updates...

Dear friends and family, I want to first thank you for the continuous prayers... Prayer is so powerful and it is pulling us through.

Pain- The usual, but for the most part he is feeling no pain. The pain in his back has never gone away, so that is still there, but it is under control with medicine.

Nausea- He has been nauseous all week so far, but he has not vomited, and he has been eating really well. Mom made shrimp with pasta last night- DELICIOUS.

Chemotherapy- Yesterday he went to the hospital to get chemotherapy, but was unable to be given any. This would have been the last injection of this cycle. The reason why he could not get any is because his blood platelet count was way too low. This is also known as Thrombocytopenia. Platelets (thrombocytes) are colorless blood cells that play an important role in blood clotting. Platelets stop blood loss by clumping and forming plugs in blood vessel holes.

His new treatment has been known to cause thrombocytopenia in patients. The nurse called this morning saying he will only go back to receive chemo again on the 30th. Which we think he will be starting a new cycle of chemo. His blood should go back to normal as we go. Everything else in terms of blood counts have improved since last week- so yay!!


Physiotherapy?? - I am trying to convince my dad that he needs to do some physiotherapy. He has been in bed most of the time for the past week or so, causing muscle atrophy- lost alot of his muscles, his legs are too thin, which makes him weak. I know exercise is extremely important when treating cancer as well. So let's cross our fingers he will agree to see a physiotherapist.

We do not know yet how the cancer is responding to the treatment, but we continue to think positive... We keep playing the ball forward- attacking... and hopefully soon score a goal!