Long time no post :-)

Well.........we have done a poor job of updating folks via blog in August huh? Kancho got out of the hospital around 8/8/09, and has been savoring the last few weeks of summer! He has gone to my parent's to fish a couple times and we hit the NC coast last weekend. Kancho finds it very therapeutic to watch and hear the ocean waves. Kylee and he were great travel partners in the back seat where they used one another as a pillow. Kancho will be admitted next Monday 31st for his final chemo treatment under the prescribed hyper CVAD regimen. He will take a PET scan upon discharge so the doctors can determine the next course of action. Kancho is relieved to be completing this 8-month regimen, but is apprehensive about what is to come next. I have been in touch with our UNC oncology folks regularly to coordinate our next trip there to talk to Dr. Serody. Thanks for all the continued prayers and kind gestures.

Love,

Ali, Kancho and Kylee

Back in hospital to start cycle 4

Hello all! It's Ali posting for Kancho today. We had a memorable trip to San Francisco last week where Kancho was able to attend two Giant games!!! We returned home Sunday and received a visit from Kancho's close friend and Seminole fan, Dr. Sgro who lives in Georgia. Kancho was readmitted to the hospital Monday for cycle 4 part A :-( He should be released tomorrow if we are lucky! His spirits remain good and he hopes these next two tx's produce the outcomes we need before entering stem cell transplant (estimated for October). The doctor ordered a CT scan today to rule out additional growths since Kancho has had an increase in abdominal pain this week.

Thanks for your continued thoughts and prayers,

Alison, Kancho and Kylee