Catching you up to speed!

I have found that I miss writing in my blog so I am going to do my best to learn the ropes since it changed a bit!

The past treatment for Jason's lung cancer did not do anything.  If anything the cancer got worse!  Jason asked the horrible question..."If we do nothing, how long do I have?"  The answer was Christmas!  We were heartbroken and lost!  That was when Dr Chua said she wanted our permission to contact a doctor in Chicago.  He does trials and may have something else we can try.  It did not take long to get that ball rolling!  We went to Chicago and spoke to Dr Vokes about the trial and once again had a little hope!  Now our treatment is as so...every other week we drive from Cincinnati to Chicago for an IV treatment.  Jason also has a chemo pill that he takes twice a day.  We drive up on Wednesday morning and go straight to the hospital, then stay at a hotel and come home the next morning.  The driving is the pits but so far the tumors have been responding!  I will drive where ever I have to if it could help him!

We had to give up our house and move in with my mom so that we could make all the trips possible! Mom helps us with keeping the kids and providing a roof over our heads so we can afford the trip and medications etc.  It was very sad to leave our home, but it was the best option!  I'm not sure how we would have made it without my mom!

Jason has been gaining weight!  I no longer can see his hip bones!!! He has a horrible rash all over his face, head, chest, back and arms.  This is a good thing though!  The doctors said the rash is a sign that the treatment is working!! The rash has the appearance of a lot of pimples but when they pop, they bleed like crazy!!!

We head to Chicago again this week and will find out the results of his most recent scan. We read it as well as we could and well.....it looks like there may be a new mass?  No matter what the news, we will continue and do our best to beat cancer!

I will do my best to keep this page going again! It really does help me work out my feelings and is a great resource to look back on!  Thank you again for your continued thoughts and prayers!