Flavopuridol Study Update & A QUESTION

[MRMRSU]

We don't even own towels. We air dry!!!

LOL...no wonder you two are such a hit with Quishy!

[dannysbrother]

Hell no!

We don't even own towels. We air dry!!!



Thank you all for your continued words of encouragment,
-M

[MRMRSU]

"Brothers Extraordinaire" - you've got plenty of cheering here in our corner of California...keep punching back Danny - the prize fighter that you are! Keep encouraging him Michael...there will be no towels thrown into the ring!

[Russell's Mom]

I'm holding tight to "no cancer found!!!" With you!!! Sharon

[Karen]

Sending love and strength to you both from NJ as well.

[Already Bald]

We love you, we are here...still standing in your corner.

Danny, we love you too- here from PA.
Michael, thank you - just thank you.
I'm pulling for you both, more than you even know.
God Bless.
Joe

[Margaret]

We love you, we are here...still standing in your corner.

[TCLEFT]

Slowly but surely Danny is going to beat this.

No Mercy. Tear it up. We stand united. No way that THING's got a chance.
FIGHTSTRONG

[Fed]

Many thanks for keeping us posted. As always, we got your backs.

[Scott]

Thanks for the update, Michael. We all stand solidly beside you and Danny.

[dannysbrother]

Hi everyone,

here is the Danny update.

As of two weeks ago, the day danny re-started chemo, we were told by Dr. Schwartz that danny's HCG had dropped from 7000 on the day of his lung surgery to 1300. Actually though this was incorrect information. Schwartz, if you can believe it (and I know many of you can) mis-read the print out and gave us the wrong HCG number.

Two weeks ago his actual HGC number was 8800. When we found this out several days ago in the midst of the MRI of the brain shake up, of course it was shocking. However, we were explained that this would make no difference in how Danny would continue to be treated. It is apparent, that after Danny's lung surgery his HCG DID drop significantly. It probably dropped several thousand, BUT then began rising again as the new tumors in his other lung began growing during his recovery from surgery.

We ARE moving in the right direction again though. As of two days ago, Danny's HCG level is at 6500, down from 8800. Yesterday he started his 7th round of Flavopuridol with the hope that his HCG will continue to drop and those new lung tumors get pounded. His follow up CT scan of his brain is stable.

I guess that's the summary of where we stand right now. Danny is feeling good and has good energy. He needs to gain some weight because he's at an all time low and he's trying.

We are all hanging in here! Slowly but surely Danny is going to beat this.

Thank you all for keeping us in your thoughts,
Michael

[Mom]

It's funny, when I walked into the Embroider Me store the guy recognized me immediately from the TCLEFT days. It must have been because of the impression I gave of this prissy little old lady coming into the store and asking them to print some pretty colorful language on a T-shirt! They are all routing for you too, Danny! Let the shirt be a talisman (as Karen mentioned) to kill that beast once and for all! Dianne

[TCLEFT]

Mom (Dianne) You're the Best!

[dannysbrother]

Dianne (Mom),

To Danny's surprise, a package came today addressed to him. He ripped it open and couldn't believe what he found inside. He flipped! The LIVESTRONG shirt is great! He loves it. He couldn't decide whether to wear it or have it framed!!! (the shirt was custom made for Danny with some 'TCLEFT inspired hardcore poetry' and other wonderful nuances meant for him)

Thank you so much. So very kind. It gave us all a little lift of inspiration over here.

This is such a special group of people. Truly astounding.

I was reading something TCLEFT posted to Sharon tonight on another thread and thought of this. They are words from 'RENT' and they ring truer to me now then I ever imagined they could:

There's Only Us
There's Only This
Forget Regret
Or Life Is Yours To Miss
No Other Road
No Other Way
No Day But Today

There's Only Now
There's Only Here
Give In To Love
Or Live In Fear
No Other Path
No Other Way
No Day But Today

G'night Forum Family,
Dianne (Mom) our sincerest 'thank you.'
Michael

[dannysbrother]

Boyce,

She dropped the bag and ran AT us not AWAY!!!

It's okay, you're from south of the mason dixon so I don't hold those kind of confusions against you.



Mikey