“Never allow a person to tell you 'no' who doesn't have the power to say 'yes.'” Eleanor Roosevelt

Sam visited with his oncologist today who confirmed what we thought regarding the conclusions from the CT scans.  The Tarceva is no longer effective and on June 13 Sam begins a chemo regimen much like the one he was on last fall, Alimta every 3 weeks.  The only difference is that the Alimta will be mixed with Carboplatin this time.  The goal is to control the growth and metastases of the pulmonary tumors.

The nurse told Sam his heartbeat is high but that is almost expected at this point.  As he talked on the phone with me I could really hear the shortness of breath he is starting to experience as well.  Yes, I admit, it made me really sad.  His attitude, as I have stated before, is phenomenal so I chose not to point out the breathing to him; otherwise, I would have ruined his day and mine.  He did tell me that getting started this morning took him longer than ever before.  We will adjust our schedule accordingly so that I do not leave before he is up and moving around.  Getting up early on Saturday to go fishing might prove to be a challenge!

Be sure to thank a Veteran this weekend.  

Ciao!