The end of a fluid situation!

Dad had a procedure at Penn Presbyterian on Wednesday to remove the fluid from his lungs.  They took out a full liter of fluid!  Now that he's not sharing his lungs with a small swimming pool, he's feeling much better.  The procedure itself only took about 15 minutes.  After recovering for an hour, he popped across the parking lot to the chemo infusion suite and received the treatment that was delayed from Monday.  Oh, and ate lunch from the food truck, of course.  :) 

The doctors aren't sure what caused the fluid to accumulate, though they don't believe it is from the treatments or his heart.  But they are going to be on the lookout for any signs that it is returning and if it does, they'll be ready to jump into action.

We'll be celebrating a joyous Easter with the family this weekend.  We hope that you share our joy in the risen Lord.  Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers.

Good news and prayer request

As some of you may know, Dad has been short of breath lately.  This has made even the smallest task a difficult challenge.  Due to this, Dad's treatment today was put on hold while they looked for the cause.  A CT scan revealed that he has some fluid in his lungs.  They will be draining it in the next day or so and he should feel a lot better.

As a side benefit from the CT scan, they discovered that the largest tumor has continued to shrink since the last PET scan only a few weeks ago!  This is wonderful news and very, very positive.  The chemo has been tremendously successful.  The Lord is good!

Please keep Dad in  your prayers as they remove the fluid from his lungs. Also pray that this is a one-time deal and they stay clear.

Oh, and it's been awhile since we gave a food truck update so for those of you who have been following...we answered The Tuna Salad Question!  The rest of the family declined to take the tuna challenge, so I did it myself.  I'm pleased to report that it lived up to its billing and was delicious.  :)

Thanks again for your faithfulness and we'll be in touch with another update soon.

A quick update

Dad has completed the first round of the maintenance treatment.  The doctor had mentioned that the effects of the chemo are cumulative - like water dripping into a cup, every drop adds up until the cup overflows.  We're starting to see that as Dad's red blood cell count has dropped and brought with it a definite lack of energy.  There are a couple of options to counter this, including a blood transfusion or a break in treatment. His next appointment is next week and we'll be exploring our options to bring back Dad's "perky".  :)  Other than that, we've (thankfully) had no other major developments or excitement.

Thanks again for your prayers and support, and we hope you're looking forward to a joyous Easter as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord.