AFP update

A bit of quick news.
Elizabeth finished her 4th week of the last round of Chemo last week. So, that meant this week was the week to check on the AFP levels.
We got the results today. AFP is at 295. Up a bit from six weeks ago, but at these levels it is hard to know what it means, if anything. We have been in the 200 to 300 range for the for the 3 months or so. Normal is down in the single digits and she has been in the thousands. So it is all relative.

Well, CT scan is next week. The week after that, we’ll get an update of what Dr. Marcio is thinking at this point and see if he wants to stay with the IFL or try something else.

Sorry for the delay and the overdue promised pictures. So much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it. So much to do and so little time.
Kids are looking forward to Halloween. Elizabeth is going to be Lilo and Danny will be Stitch. Matt is Buzz Lightyear and Mike is still trying to decide what will work for his Halloween party.

I will try to keep more regular updates.
Take care

Off to camp!!

Well, we are off to Camp this weekend. Just wanted to do a quick update that everything is going well with Elizabeth. Chemo on Tuesday went very well. She was a bit sluggish Tuesday night and Wednesday. But, she has perked up quite a bit the last day or so. She is very excited for camp.

Should have quite a few pictures to post from camp and some stories.

Have a good weekend everyone.

Dad.

Elizabeth is doing great!!!

Everything is going wonderful with Elizabeth right now. She is feeling great and full of energy. She started another round of IFL last Tuesday and tomorrow will be week 2 of this round. For recap, this chemo is set for 4 weeks of weekly IFL infusion and 2 weeks off for each round. Not sure how many rounds we will be doing. Elizabeth will be having some scans soon to check up on it all. And we will go from there.

It is nice to have these periods where she is so happy and fun of energy. Her hair is growing in so much and it is amazing that she hasn’t lost it this time around. Elizabeth has even remarked a couple times that she kind of wishes it would fall out so that then people know she has cancer.

We will be going to family camp at Ronald McDonald this weekend. It will be nice to be up in the mountains and play for a couple days.

Will try to update a bit more frequently.
A bit of sad news. Antonio, the boy in Mike’s boy scout group, lost his battle Friday evening and is pain free and to a better place.


Take care.

Dad.