Treatment started...

Today we found out that the tumors in Michael's lymph nodes are many...both in his neck and under his collar bone...So they started an agressive chemo treatment TODAY...He will have it once a week for 5 hours for 3 weeks have a week off....then start it again for 3 weeks...have a week off...and then another round for 3 weeks. The hope is that it will stunt the growth of the tumors...These tumors were very small in Feb. of this year when he finished his chemo treatment...which means...that the chemo treatment did not work....it did not keep the cancer from spreading. They are hoping that this stronger treatment will do that.  They want him to do the bone marrow transplant...but he is still not willing to do that...and that is his decision so I must stand by it. After his treatment he came home and immediately bought tickets to football games...booked rooms...and made plans...This cancer at this point is not painful...he feels pretty good actually and has a fair amount of strength....So he figures as long as that is the case and because there is no cure for this cancer he is going to do as much as he can for as long as he can...he is going to spend his time doing what he loves to do with the people he loves around him...He is going to LIVE HIS LIFE!  We will all help him to do that with encouragement...faith...hope...and LOVE.