UPDATE: 9:30 p.m. -Mike is having some shortness of breath...a side effect of the Gemzar. He also has had a little bit of phlegm following this treatment. Please pray for protection against any viruses or infection.

Mike's blood counts were within boundaries to go ahead with today's treatment. His RBC was low but it was only recommended for Mike to boost it by eating some liver. (hmmmm! I'm not crazy about cooking that!)

The treatment went very quickly. We were in and out of there within 2 hours. Mike remarked to me, "How can it be doing anything, when I'm in and out of there so quickly?" I guess he just can't get past, how his former treatments lasted 5 hours.

Following today's treatment, Mike came home, and slept until late this afternoon. He appears a little pale to me since he woke up. Maybe once he really gets moving around, that will improve. He has been steadily becoming more fatigued as the days have been going on.

Next Tuesday, it will only be labs. He is on a 2 week on; 1 week off, treatment schedule. So he won't be taking any chemotherapy pills or infusion for that whole week. Then he is suppose to repeat the cycle another 3-4 times before another CT scan is ordered. Actually, MD Anderson has us returning July 1 & 2 to be scanned, but Mike hasn't decided if he'll go there, or just begin having scans repeated in LR.

We still haven't received any word on our medical insurance. We anticipated it being awhile before I was accepted, or declined, but Mike's approval was suppose to be within 7 days, and it has been longer than that. So, we're praying this will be completed this week.

We're truly grateful for your thoughts and prayers.

"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28