Friday, May 15, 2009

Rainy Relay...New Treatment Info

IT'S RELAY TIME!!  We are at home watching the remnants of quite a storm that passed over.   We wimped out after the Survivors' Walk and left before the rain and lightning came.  We just drove back by the stadium, and it looked like many had moved into the ATC building.  The field lights were off, but there were still quite a number of cars in the parking areas.  Although we severely need the rain, I was looking forward to the Luminaria.  I'm assuming that most or all of the sacks were wiped out by the rain.  The Luminaria is always a great time to reflect and remember those who have gone before us as well as those who continue to fight with us in this battle.  I thought a lot about Danny Weir today.  He showed all of us how to fight with dignity and honor.

I know some of you made a donation for luminaria in my name.  I don't know who you all are, but I appreciate your love and support.  It means a lot to me.

I finally talked to my study nurse in San Antonio today.  We have a tentative schedule for now. I will be doing eligibility screening (scans, blood work, etc.) during the week of the 26th for a couple of days.  If everything is acceptable,  I should receive the drug, a pill, for the first time around the first of June, followed by extensive blood work for five days.  The following week I would begin taking the drug once daily.  We will share more details as we learn more.

Once again, thank you all for your comments, prayer support, and everything!

God is Good....

Kenny

6 comments:

Tracy said...

Praying for you today!

Anonymous said...

We are glad to hear about your plans. Do we know yet about side effects? Praying for you daily!
We love you,
Duffy & Nancy

Anonymous said...

Man it was a rainy Relay but it was still fun. We are blessed by God's faithfulness and by your strength. We are continuing to pray for you two and we love yall both so much!!

Allen and Shana

Anonymous said...

Hi y'all,

Just checked to see if there was a new entry in your blog and sure enough there was.

Glad to know that you have found out a tentative plan for your next step in the process.

We love you and continue to pray for you.

You are a blessing.
Lloyd & Virginia

Anonymous said...

Been praying for you both throughout today. I know how taxing testing & scans be! Praying for God's Best for you both. We serve an awesome, loving, and powerful Savior!

Also, noticing how late you post, I wanted to see if I could stay up that late! Looks like we made it.

Love you guys,

Ken & Elesha
Ephesians 6:10

Anonymous said...

You and Helen are such blessings in our lives, and we feel so proud to call you family! You have such a wonderful sense of humor...you do need to turn your battle into a book, because you are so inspiring to all those around you! michelle and marty