An empty glass
In the interest of full disclosure, today has sucked. In the cancer world, there are a lot of sucky days. Today stood out even in the cancer world as a really sucky day. I simply couldn’t think of a thing… Continue Reading
mk-3475 clinical trial
Treatment 24 of Immunotherapy and Scan Results
Treatment 24 of the immunotherapy drug is in the books my friends! Mike had a long, long day at Ohio State last Friday with scans and treatment. The scans showed stability, and no growth in the tumor. It still measures… Continue Reading
If cancer doesn’t get us, our schedule will!
We set out for Ohio State at 4am on Friday to get there for 8am scans. Mike has to have CT scans every 2 months to make sure the tumors are shrinking or staying the same, and that there is… Continue Reading
It’s all about the trial, bout the trial, no trouble!
Mike had treatment 19 at Ohio State on Friday. He has gained another 2.5 pounds, which put him at around 166-167 pounds. We were thrilled! It was a rare day that the trial coordinator had plenty of time, and we… Continue Reading
Pictures are worth a Thousand Words!
The last year and a half in Review!..Winter 2013- June 2014-On chemo- Christmas Morning December 25, 2014- At Biopsy to see if candidate for Keytruda Clinical Trial- beginning of March 2015- Mike went into the hospital 2 days later with… Continue Reading
Miles Towards a Miracle
We put more miles on our vehicles than I can count this year. Had to put a $7000 engine on one that blew on the Ohio Turnpike, spent many a dollar at Bob Evans, and many a night at the… Continue Reading
Tired of Adulting
Mike had treatment 12 of Keytruda on Friday. I wasn’t able to go with him,as I had to work a 3 day event over the weekend.He said he would be fine to go by himself,and actually was able to spend… Continue Reading
Treatment 9 and Cat Scan Results
Mike had his latest appointment at Ohio State of Keytruda for his bile duct cancer on Thursday,Aug.13th-Friday,Aug.14th. He had to be there on Thursday for his cat scan to see what the tumor is doing,and if the immunotherapy is working.… Continue Reading
Treatment 6 is History!
Mike had treatment 6 yesterday of pembrolizumab at the University of Pittsburgh. There were some concerns about his blood work, which we think is related to the sodium bicarb that he is using to get the creon down his tube.… Continue Reading
Initial Results for Keytruda Study to be released Tommorrow
Dr Lee in Pa told us that the initial results of this trial are going to be published tomorrow in a National Publication.He told us that the National News will be picking this up,and it is a big big deal!… Continue Reading