Dana Farber Visit

It sounds like it was a long day. It took them nearly 2 hours to get back home due to weather and traffic. Happily, Linn and Greg were with them. I will do my best to give you the info that I got from Kathy.
The doctor there gave Dave a number of options. First, he can continue Chemo until the Myeloma becomes resistant to it and no longer works. Next, he can have a single or double stem cell transplant (his own stem cells). This would give him a chance to knock the cancer back to an earlier stage. The recuperation period from this is very intense and takes anywhere from 6 months to a year. Lastly, he can have an outside stem cell transplant (someone else's).
So, he has some very difficult decisions to make. No matter what he decides to do, it is going to be a 'day-to-day' scenario. That's what Multiple Myeloma is, a 'day-to-day' disease.
He needs us more than ever, now. Please sign the guestbook on this blog, so that I can make him a book to look at when he needs some strength to get through this. His friends and family are his best emotional medicine. And I believe that there is healing in numbers.
Keep a healthy and happy thought,
Marilyn