A Busy Couple of Days

Tom continues to show his fighting Irish spirit!! Yesterday he had both a radiation treatment in the morning and a Dr appointment in the afternoon. It was enough to leave me exhausted and I am not fighting this horrible disease! The appointment in the afternoon was with his Oncologist, Dr. Brick. Unfortunately, her office is located in uptown Charlotte. It is about a 45 minute commute from our home in Monroe. Tom and I continue to see the beauty in every day! We did not concentrate on the commute, but rather on our absolutely beautiful "Carolina" day. The Bradford Pear trees are all in bloom and the ride into Charlotte was wonderful. The appointment went very well and Dr. Brick was very pleased with Tom's progress. They did blood work and that showed that he is holding his own. He is still experiencing side effects from the steriods which include both weakness and stomach upset. They have however, decreased his doseage from 3 pills daily to 2 1/2 pills daily. We will continue with this dosage until Sunday and on Sunday further decrease his dosage to 2 pills daily. We are hopeful that the decrease in doseage will give him more strength and lessen the stomach upset that he has been experiencing. The steriods do reduce the swelling on his brain and we are watching very carefully to make sure that he does not start having headaches or seizures due to this decrease.

We continue to ask that you keep us in your prayers. We both know how very fortunate we are to have all of our wonderful family and friends praying for the miracle we are looking for.

Love to you all,
Tom & Lynne
Mike & Tina
Sean & Anna