Thank you Thursday--again!

Dear Friends,

Dan and I are simply in awe by the outpouring of love, support and nurture that we have received this week. We haven't had one need that has not been met. Our children have not had one hour that they weren't in loving care. Our bodies have not had one day without nourishing food lovingly prepared. Our needs for fellowship have always been met. God has not left us and neither have you. Thank you.

This has been a busy, topsy-turvy week for us. I think that we will hit our stride soon. The only thing that we have come to expect is the unexpected.

Wednesday was Dan's first day of full treatment. He is doing well, but we were both a bit surprised by the strength of the medicine. I guess it was a bit naive to think that this would be a walk in the park. We were kind of thinking that it would take a few days/weeks to "feel" the effects of the chemo and radiation. Not so. It is POWERFUL medicine.

Dan seems to be managing his medication a little better today. There is a large learning curve with all of this. In fact, we sat down with our patient education coordination nurse today (try to say that fast). She gave us a lot of practical help and information.

Dan was able to smell the ozone as the radiation was being administered today and see the "lights" in the radiation machine (apparently not all patients can do this--we are assuming this is good?!?). The tech seemed a bit surprised that Dan could do this. Any info out there?

As I sign off for the night, I leave you with this comment from a new friend, a 6-year-survivor of the same grade/level tumor, "the treatment is needed to give you an edge, but God's miracle (you) is the only thing that can beat [your cancer]."

Thank you, again,
Leah (and Dan)