Well so many people have sent e mails and phone calls that I have not responded to, so I will bring you up to date.
Last Thursday I stopped the AZD, on Sunday I was in the hospital for 3 days on heavy meds. I am on Methadone 4 times a day and when the pain gets bad I take a small breakthrough drug. I started new Chemo on Monday and take anti nausea medicine - all of this makes me very tired. For most of the weekend I have been out of the bed for only about 4 hours a day.
I will start radiation on 3 lesions on my back and 1 on my chest on Tuesday. They feel it will reduce the pain and maybe I will not need to take all of the pain meds and then I can be awake for longer periods of time.
Jeremy, Dan, Sara, Whitney & Molly all were here for a lot of the weekend. With Nicki directing everyone this was the best place in the world to be treated at.
The radiation takes 10 days and I will get more tired they tell me. I guess I did not have enough space between my last treatment and my new one because I didn't think I was that lazy.
Please do not take my not calling you back or not answering your e mails a something that I do not want - I look forward to them all. Special thanks to the friends who have dropped off meds and have gone way out of the way. I know many of you have offered but there is only so much that can be done.
Your efforts, thoughts and prayers are very appreciated.
Looking forward till tomorrow
Love
Mark
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Mark, So good to talk to you the other day. It's been too long. I know you will continue to be strong of spirit with all the love that is coming your way. Love Ya!!!ooz
Mark,
You will get better and better every day. We are all looking forward to many, many tomorrows with you. Keep up the fight.
You couldn't have a better support system than Nicki, Jeremy, Dan, Sarah, Molly, Muffin and all your friends who love you. You are always in our thoughts and prayers. I am confident that the radiation will work and relieve some of the pain. Be well and we'll speak soon.
All our love Mark & Caryn
Fight-Believe-Survive
This braclet has become a focal point throughout the days and nights, and brings you, Mark, back into my thoughts.
The bracelet continues to remind me to think, and pray. For you.
And I do.
Bob Leaming
Mark: Thanks for the update.
Keep up the good fight. Our prayers & best wishes to you and your wonderful family.
We love ya! George K
Hi Jeremy and Dan,
I have a request. It's been quite a while since you printed a picture of Molly on this blog. Any chance we can get another one? A picture of cutie pie might be just the thing we all need!
Thanks,
Love to all,
Karen
Hi Mark,
Dina just found your blog, so this is the first time I have read it but we have both been getting almost daily updates from our mom regarding your progress. Please know that you are in our thoughts constantly and we are all routing for you. Through your posts on the blog, as well as all the info our mom shares with us, it sounds as though you are being so stong and we just know that you will get through this as strong as ever! Dina has been having trouble posting to the blog so she asked that I also include her well wishes. We all love you and hope to see you (and the family) soon.
Love always,
Annie & Dina
Hi Mark,
I was doing a search for other blogs regarding Melenoma and came across this one. This man was diagnosed in August of 2006 with stage 3 but the cancer has since spread and he has recently been diagnosed with stage 4...I thought maybe it would be helpful to check out how he is being treated. His site is: http://melanoma.flamespurt.net/?m=200705
I hope you are doing ok this week.
Love always,
Annie
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