June 26th, 2008

Hi Friends,
We got what we think is great news today about the cat scan. The report showed no change in the lungs, liver and spleen from three months ago. They didn't shrink but they didn't grow and if that would stay that way we would be thrilled. Joe has only had 4 Gemzar IV treatments and four cycles of Xeloda so it is early for us to see much results from that. Joe's body still doesn't like the Gemza and it plays havoc with his blood counts. His platelets were back down to 41,000 today but he got half a dose of Gemzar. We are going to aim for every two weeks and see if that works. He was able to play 18 holes of golf this week for the first time (he has only played 9 up til now) and he wans't exhausted when he was done.
We leave Saturday for a 10 day trip to Ohio to watch our grandchildren swim in a meet and visit with Mike and Heidi and then on to Barnegut Light N.J. to visit our dive friends Bob and Diane for the July 4th weekend. We will leave Lucky in Ohio with Mike's family. That should be fun. They have a great dane, a bichon and two cats. Lucky won't be bored, that's for sure. We will stop and pick him up on our way back home- at least that is what we told them! Just kidding. We are so thankful to God for all this blessed time we have together with family and friends. Thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers. We love you all and pray for you too. God Bless Mary Anne