Good Monday Family & Dear Friends,
More good news …. the pictures from the CT Scan confirms what the Blood Draw showed last Tuesday. The tumor on the pancreas has shrunk, and the chemo seems to be working. I'm certainly not out of the woods yet, but everything seems to be moving in the right direction. I was not particularly happy with Dr. Abrams prognosis that pancreatic cancer is not curable. Still, I'm counting on being in that small percentage of patients that beat this thing and will do everything I can to do so.
The "bad" news is that I am on three additional medications. UGH! One to increase my appetite. Another to increase my potassium level. And a third that introduces enzymes that my pancreas is not producing to help digest food.
I meet with the Palliative Care doctor at Dana Farber next Monday. I'm hoping to get a handle on all these medications to see if other modalities can be substituted without so many side effects.
My next chemotherapy sessions will be administered at a new Dana Farber facility in Chestnut Hills which is closer and will not necessitate traveling into the heart of Boston. That should save about 20 minutes of travel from home. We're also looking to going down to Sarasota, FL in late February. I might as well get out of this frigid weather here in New England and enjoy some warm Florida weather and get my chemo treatments there! So, if anyone knows of any rentals that may be available towards the end of February through April/May, please let me know.
I have gotten a ton of great emails … thank you all so much! So, I'm going to share some with you all each update. I'm sure we can all use some good news and funnies while we all still struggle with the pandemic and other national crises.
Best Line of the Week
Thank you so much for the updates. I think about you often!!!!
Hang in there superman! You got this!
I love you with all my butt cause it's WAY bigger than my heart. 🤪
Best Funny of the Week
How to Survive a Knife Attack.
This guy is good!! You may have to watch it twice to see the precise moves. This is perhaps the best defense against a knife attack I've ever seen. Only 18 seconds!
With much thanks and gratitude,
Mas
Mas Kimball
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If the mind is tranquil and occupied with positive thoughts, the body will not easily fall prey to disease. - The Dalai Lama
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