We are currently on day two of Dad being an outpatient and things are getting better. Spirits are up a bit as we had a follow up with his primary oncologist Dr. Karp as well as yet another radiation treatment today. Dr. Karp said the plan looks to be moving forward and was happy to [...]

Today Dad made great strides in his recovery from hypercalcemia and the cancer in his bones causing compression on his spinal cord.  He sat up in chairs all day and walked as much as he could.  He also had other “things” removed to verify he will be able to function as an outpatient.   Here [...]

A lot of developments today.  Besides all the family visiting we learned that he will likely be discharged in the next couple days as his immediate health problems have passed.  Normally this would be cause for celebration but he still needs physical therapy and will need to be placed in a nursing facility with rehab [...]

Today looks to be family visit day as nieces and nephews continue to arrive.  You can see below we are asking everyone to sign the “Don’t EVER Give Up” shirt.   He’s doing well and is currently resting between visits. We also had a physician rotation today as we won’t be seeing Dr. Karp again [...]

Here is where we are.  After weeks of back and forth between the V.A. in Alexandria and local G.P.s we are at back at M.D. Anderson in Houston after many years of being cancer free.  The diagnosis is stage IV Lung Cancer with bone metastases in various parts of the skeletal system (fig. 1). The [...]