[Woodcarver] W3E Thanks! (and treatment report)

[Ol' Don]

Mornin' all,

Arrived home after a few days away and found a littler feller from Texan 
John Simpson waiting for me. He's perfect, John!!  Just like me 
now-a-days...  standing (or in my case, laying) around waiting for the 
notion (and energy) to do something to strike. Thank you John.  He's a 
fine addition to our collection.

We are members of the local Davy Crockett (Lawrenceburg, TN) chapter of 
the national Good Sam RV/Campers Club so we went to the Good Sam's 
Samboree in Lebanon, TN (Wednesday-Sunday) because we had already paid 
for it and I thought it would be a good change of scenery for me.   I 
was "fair-to-middlin'" until Friday when I got hit with the chemo's "big 
guns" side effects...   Spent the day either in bed or on the couch.  
Slowly starting to feel a little stronger now and noticed Saturday the 
early indication of hair loss so I guess that can be taken as evidence 
that "It's working!!".  More "clumps" of hair coming out daily now.  
When we were staying with my daughter Darlene during my first round of 
treatments (cuts our travel time to the cancer center to about a third 
the distance from home)  I mentioned that, when I lost my hair, I should 
paint the moles on my head to look like ladybugs.  Son-in-law Mark 
didn't think that was a good idea since folk would keep swatting at my 
head ;o).

We go back to the oncologist tomorrow for a treatment 
followup/evaluation session to discuss the results of the bone marrow 
test and whether radiation should be included in the treatment at this 
point.  The bone marrow test was the last test to determine if the 
aggressive small-cell cancer has spread beyond the lung.  So far there 
is no indication that it has. As mentioned before, the kidney cancer is 
a different, slower progressing type so the main focus now is on the 
lung. My next 4-day treatment session is scheduled for the 25th-28th.

Thank you again John for the exchange carving and thanks to all for the 
support and encouragement y'all have been providing Sandie and me as we 
play out this new hand we've been dealt.  Woodcarvers (and I must add, 
RV/Campers) are the greatest folk in the world!!
-- 

"Ol' Don" Burgdorf

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