This coming Wednesday morning, Tony will check into UCLA - Santa Monica campus to begin his 6th and final round of chemotherapy. If all goes according to schedule, Tony will be released from UCLA on Monday, just before Thanksgiving.
Just after the Thanksgiving weekend, Tony will have a PET Scan done. We expect the results will be the same as they were after the 4th round.......complete remission.
We will learn at the end of this next round of chemotherapy, what the protocol will be for post chemo medications and blood draws. Dr. Territo, Tony's Oncologist, told us that IF the Lymphoma comes back....it wants to come back within the first 2 years after treatment. I'm sure Tony will have blood tests and other tests administered often over the next 2 years.
Tony is upset today. He saw himself in the mirror this afternoon and believes he has lost more weight. I remind him often that we can see " the light at the end of the tunnel," and after the effects of this last round of treatment are over, he will begin to put on weight, grow his hair and look and feel more like himself. It feels like the hard part is almost over.
My sister and brother-in-law.....Dana and Jim, brought Tony a recumbant bike a couple of weeks ago. Tony has been on the bike at least once a day for 15 minutes, ever since. His Physical Therapist told Tony that the bike was his best hope of building up his leg muscles, in order to walk without the aid of a walker, by next spring.
We covet your continued prayers for complete restoration to Tony's body.
And Jesus said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.” Luke 17:19
ReplyDeletePraying that your faith continues to grow!
"Weeping may endure for a night,
But joy comes in the morning." - Psalm 30:5
It's almost morning, Uncle Tony!!!
Know that we love you all, and never cease to pray for you!