Saturday evening in Georgia

Deb has had a week without chemo so her tests next week will be accurate. After the trauma of last week, a little recovery time has been delicious! If it were not for that nasty old chemo, who would want to take chemo anyway???

So, why not use a little of that new-found energy to be a grandmother? So, off we went for Deb to spend a few days with Ellie and Parker. I dropped Deb at Amanda's and went back to work until Friday evening when I brought Deb home again.

Thursday evening Vern got a call from our myeloma classmate over in Athens who is a Doctor teaching immunology. Don has a mirror case of myeloma to Deb's and we have had the same doctor and meds. Don had been reading up on all the medical literature and wanted to update us with what he had found.

In a nutshell: there are over 50 myeloma meds in testing right now. The human genome project at UAMS is now identifying the impact of meds on the genetics of myeloma. Our doctors are the most prolific writers and researchers on multiple myeloma. It is now imagined that someday soon Myeloma will be finally classified as "curable."

It was good to get such a good report from a fellow patient who has the ability to understand the literature.

Now it's time for us to start packing for our Monday morning departure in Gracie. Between now and then, a weather front of severe weather will pass us, hopefully leaving clear skies for us on Monday. As usual, you can track us on www.flightaware.com and use the tail number N353RV.

It is our hope that the tests will reveal that Deb's cancer has responded to the more intensive chemo and that we can return with good news.

Blessings all!