The beginning of Chemo

Pop and I met with the oncologist this afternoon. Here’s the latest: Pop is going to have his IV permanent port (catheter) inserted on Friday morning. His chemo is scheduled to begin next Wednesday, April 12th. The good news is that he will get “special” chemo infusions at the hospital three times a month, about every 15 days. It will take about 5-6 hours total time. He will go home with continuous “regular” chemo therapy into his port. They are going to allow me to care for his IV port. This of course was great news to Pop (and me), that we don’t need to take the drive to Fox Chase as frequently as we had originally thought. The plan is to do this for two months; as long as Pop tolerates the chemo with minimal side effects. After two months they will repeat the CT scan to see if the tumors have grown or shrunk. They will then re-evaluate his treatment at that time. Pop remains in great spirits through it all. Please go visit him when you get a chance. Love you all, RONZO