Phase II

I hope you are all having a wonderful holiday season and sharing it with loved ones.

David Jr and John are in Suffield for the holidays, Will and KA in Huntsville, and Tyler is staying in Colorado with more immediate issues.

Meanwhile,  as my battle with health continues,  things had been very quiet and working well until... ;the last PET scan a week ago.  Unfortunately,  it seems my cancer has become resistent to the chemo regimen I was on (Carboplatin and Pemetrexed disodium).  Cells are again active and growing.  We knew this would happen at some point.  We had hoped for more time on that phase, but 16 maintenance chemos was all I got!  BUT..  there is another option.  Newer, very effective, and the one that I qualified for with the ROS1 gene.  I got the news of the qualification for this treatment about one year ago.  Less that 1% of lung cancer patients have it so it was a long shot - but halaluja!

So move on we will.  John and visited with the Doctor Thursday and weighed the options on treatment; and have decided to go with the crizotinib targeting the ROS 1, a first generation drug for this purpose.  More are being developed and seeking approval which may offer more options down the line!  This Chemo is given in pill form twice a day.  It has side effects similar and different to what I have been having.  It won't be as cyclical and hopefully not as dramatic.  We will see.

So that's the update on the battle.  I should start this regiment in a week as things progress through the insurance and pharmaceutical world.  A new start in the new year.

I thank you for your continued interest and concern.  I will keep you posted on the next phase as I learn more.

Happy Holidays.