I gave a blood sample on June 9, and went to see the doc this past Tuesday.
The cancer went back up this time, but if you look at the cancer indicator
levels over the past five months, things are pretty stable. The doc is not
alarmed, and is calling to stay the course and have me come back and check on
things again at the end of the summer.
The new drugs (antibody therapies) expected to be released in summer 2015
are not yet out. Once released, they will likely be very expensive, and
insurance companies may require that certain less expensive therapies be shown
to be ineffective for a patient before authorizing payment on the new drugs.
We'll all just wait and see.
So for now, it is still waiting, watching, being at peace and going
on with life, work, family and ministry until things turn different. I am working
hard, feeling good most of the time, and getting tired a little easy. Three or
four times a week, I make it to the gym and swim anywhere between 1.0 and 1.2
kilometers (5/8 to 3/4 mile).
Thanks for the love and prayers, and caring enough to so often ask how I am
doing.
