Let's see...I guess you would like the news...Woody's Vanderbilt research nurse called just as I came in from grocery shopping this afternoon. And...the word is..."GO" for the third cycle in the chemo drug study! I did ask about the scan. She said that Dr. Sosman would go over it in detail when we come in on Tuesday, but she said that it pretty much showed no progression in the growth of the melanoma areas. Which is a good thing, as each scan prior to this one always showed that the melanoma areas had grown at least by millimeters. She told us to come in earlier than our appointment time on Tuesday...so Woody can get his lab work done...so that the results can be read...so the drugs can be ordered from the pharmacy. Looks like another long day at Vanderbilt. But going early should help get things going. He has to have lab work prior to getting the chemo drugs and then more lab work an hour after he takes the drugs. And, somewhere in there, he has to meet with Dr. Sosman and the research nurses. I was right about the clue that they had made an appointment for October...it sounds so good that we won't be going to Vanderbilt weekly...now it switches to monthly...and it sounds so good that just "maybe" this chemo drug study is helping!
The moon was absolutely phenomenal last night. I guess I stood out in front of our house in the road for about an hour last night taking pictures as the moon rose over our neighborhood. I was glad that the clouds rolled in as they made for more interesting pictures than just a circle in the sky! I hope that this collage proves clickable as these pictures need to be seen larger. The upper right is just as the moon got above the trees across the street so that I could see all of it...it looks like the tree leaves are framing it/holding it up...but it's hard to see in the small picture. The picture on the bottom left is when the moon went completely behind the clouds. I just checked and the collage is clickable and scrollable...so you can see the pictures in more detail.
Woody got up early, went to work, walked at lunch, came home, is working on the lawn, soon we will have supper, and I think that we will probably take a walk this evening after it cools down a bit...rather warm today. Woody is looking forward to the long weekend...and he will have an extra day, as he is won't be going to work on Tuesday due to the early hour of his appointment at Vanderbilt.
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