the start of Phase 3

I hope everyone is doing well. Here is our latest:

Mike started Phase 3 on Wednesday with as CT scan. Tomorrow he has an appointment with his Hematologist to review all of his results thus far and current labs. On Monday he is scheduled to be admitted for high doses of chemo. He will need to stay in the hospital for 4-5 days so that they can monitor his responses to this new drug. If all goes well, he will be released for the weekend and then re-admitted the following Monday for another round. They are giving him off the week of Thanksgiving - :-) - so that he can be home with the family. He will have two more weeks after Thanksgiving that he will be admitted for the same treatments. So the majority of November and the beginning of December, he will be staying in the hospital. After that, he will have off for Christmas and New Years and then return for treatments after the 1st of the year. Most of his hair has grown back, but he may lose it again with this next round. We shall see…

In the meantime, Mike has been feeling well for the most part. He suffers from headaches occasionally and his energy levels are still very low. We decided to let the kids take off from school today for a trip to Orlando. We have season passes to SeaWorld, so we spent the morning there and then went to Downtown Disney (lego land, shopping, restaurants – SO FUN) for the afternoon. We had a lot of fun, but I think that all of us are really worn out (especially Mike)! It was a very nice day for all of us to just enjoy being together.

The kids are doing great in school and staying busy with their dance schedules as usual. They are very excited for the coming holidays and all of the festivities that come with them, including our trip to MD. :)

Another GREAT BIG THANK YOU to everyone who planned, participated and supported our Bull Roast Benefit. We raised several thousand dollars, which helped to relieve some of the financial burdens on us for a while. I don’t know how we would get though this time without all of your support!!! We appreciate all of you so much!!
We love you all!!