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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Background Needed

So...long time no write. I feel like there are so many things to write that I'm not sure where to start. It also seems like there is background needed for some things since our lives are just one long saga of one thing after another. I have started a few posts just to be sure I got some of the facts down before I forgot them. I still need to 'publish' quite a few.
We are heading to Houston again this week-end for Layne to have another treatment. At least we think there will be another one. He has to go anyway because if they're going to continue the trial with him he has to get the trial drug this time around. He was supposed to get it last time, but they thought there might be some skin cancer that needed to be taken care of first. (Apparently, that can be one of the side affects for the trial drug.) He went to the dermatologist here and he showed no concern. I guess just the 'run of the mill' bumps all over the head for Layne. Having that happen threw us off schedule. He was told to stop taking the study drug until the skin cancer issue was managed. So, we're glad he was able to get the chemo - but, now he has to still go back for the drug.
We were previously hoping to have a chance to just do the chemo at Huntsman this time. We were looking forward to staying home. It's just a bit easier. There are things going on this week-end that we'll miss out on...and, we would have actually had a chance to spend time with the kids. So, now we have to go back - it throws us off schedule. It was planned so Layne could get a new set (30 days) of the drugs and have all his scans/lab work at the same time...leaving every other visit open to sticking around here for the chemo.

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