Day 10

Day 10 - Update from Grandma Sally. Grandpa Jacques, mom Loiss and I are hanging out with William today. Jacques and I took a break last night and after a good night's rest we came in a little late this morning. Loiss is taking a break tonight. William's discomfort is increasing - the pain in the bones has him shouting at us at times to rub, and rub, and rub. In between the action we read from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Dog Days - and have a good few laughs. Jacques is returning home to NC tomorrow - someone has to pay the bills. We will miss him. I had some people asking about the tumors. There are quite a few. The ones worthy mentioning in the order of concern - biggest one is between the lungs and around the aorta, big one on/around the liver, big one on the spleen and big one around the bladder. A few spots on the lungs and a few smaller ones in the tummy. Some of the tumors are lymph nodes. Like the ones in the lower part around the bladder. We have not measured them again since the initial scans. We know that William will require a few rounds of chemo. It is a cycle of chemo to kill the nasty fast growing cancer cells, which also effects the white blood cell count, then some treatment to build up the white blood cell count just to follow with another round of chemo. When the tumors are small enough to not pose a danger anymore (70% smaller) surgery will follow to remove the rest and if needed stem cell transplant. For surgery and transplant William will transfer to either Stanford or San Francisco. We might lean on you for assistance with accommodation close to these facilities. I will keep you updated.