Last week Tuesday Dal received a surprise phone call from the oncologist,
With Dal's blood readings he was told that the 4000 reading is now 12 and the one that was 24 is now less than 1, and once it's less than 1 it can't be measured.. so his bloods are all within the normal range, and it is likely that there will be little change now. The scan itself shows that everything is stable, the tumours in the lung are undetectable, this is not to say they are no longer there, but they have shrunk sufficiently. The liver cancer is now 6mm and the oesophageal cancer has stayed the same as at Xmas, and is therefore stable.
The oncologist said these results are absolutely brilliant and it is such a positive for us, Dal has been a superstar throughout and although his treatment will continue, fortnightly with regular echo scans ever 3 months, the next being this Wednesday, we will keep you updated.
Sadly... after receiving this brilliant news on Tuesday, My Dad passed away on Thursday after a valiant fight with COPD and stomach cancer, the shock was heightened as we had been told at 4.15pm that he would be coming home. by 6pm the GP asked his power of attorney to go to the hospital and at 7.30 I was called to say, he didn't seem to recognise anyone. I never made it to the hospital in time, (though I still went) within the next hour he passed, but we pray he passed peacefully,
My brother in law is due his second treatment tomorrow, but has today been advised that his recent blood test were very poor and the cancer seems to be spreading in his liver faster that they can provide treatment for. 
What a rollercoaster of emotions this week has been.
Lowe'
