The beginning of the end...

"Someday, somehow, we will end this cursed disease. We have to. We must." -Jon Huntsman (The founder and principal benefactor of the Huntsman Cancer Institute. He just donated $725 million worth of his corporate public stock to his charitable foundation, whose purpose is to fight human suffering.)

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Today is the FIRST day of the LAST chemo treatment for Bryan. They JUST started his first infusion--we expect it to take about 3 hours. (He will check in to the hospital tomorrow morning and most likely be released on Sunday.)

Earlier we met with Bryan's doctors and discussed the next steps in his treatment. He will have a PET/CT scan in approximately 4 weeks. The scan will determine the success of the chemotherapy treatments. (We're hoping it shows no sign of cancerous cells.) After the scan, he will meet with the radiation oncologists (the radiation will most likely begin about 5 weeks from now).

For the record, nursing is not my career of choice, but I think my family is bent on training me in the profession. Our daughter sprained her ankle at soccer practice on Monday and is on crutches for at least one more week. They can't rule out a fracture of her growth plate so we're meeting with an orthopedic surgeon on Monday. I think it is just a sprain and they are being extra cautious (although my training is lacking in this area and the swelling has not subsided and she is still in a lot of pain so maybe I'm wrong).