Another Round of Tests & Doctors

After a long day of shuttling between four departments in the hospital, the results are:
- all blood tests continue to be excellent
- MRI shows no changes
- weight loss due to poor appetite will be monitored

Since this kind of tumor usually has leftover tumor cells, the standard treatment is to take 5 days of higher dose chemo in pill form. That will begin this coming week.
Then, the experimental phase of an immunity booster (interferon), "Poly ICLC", will follow for 7 weeks. Mark will learn to give himself these injections every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Subsequent blood tests and MRIs will be repeated before each continuing cycle of chemo/Poly ICLC thereafter. We are very impressed with the specialists on the Tumor Team at HUP.
We cannot thank you enough for your prayers, e-mails, cards, phone calls, visits and other demonstrations of love and support. May God bless you in a special way!
Love, Mark & Nan

Upcoming appointment

On Friday, September 15, Mark will have a routine MRI and appointments with his radiologist and neuro-oncologist at HUP (Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania), where he recently completed radiation in combination with chemo pills. As this will be his first feedback after those therapies, he is feeling rather anxious about this appointment. We would ask you to join us in prayer again . . . for peace and healing. Thanks! We plan to add an update to this blog after that appointment.

Nan