The manicotti is a hit

Hi, Marcia here with an update.   After my previous post you’re probably worried that I’m going to suggest your comments be written in iambic pentameter.  Don’t be – just your well wishes for Gary are enough.

Gary and Anne saw a new doctor yesterday, a nice man who is filling in for Dr. Ey while he’s somewhere else.  That went well except for the part where they started to follow him into the next examination room.  Apparently Dr. Ey always goes with them when then go to the room where Gary gets his chemo.  That’s not the case with this doctor.

You may have picked up on the fact that that means that Gary was able to receive his last mega dose of chemo yesterday.  Although his various “levels” were still down, they were up from last week.   The next few days will be crummy, but he’s done, done, done with these mega doses!  He will potentially still receive one or two more doses of the Picard variety, but each day brings him closer to the end of his treatment!

Then he can concentrate on his eating, which is still a big problem.   The good news is that Anne’s manicotti is a hit.   That not so good news is than he’s getting 80% of his calories from TPN.  Since eating more continues to be a challenge for him, he has a ways to go before he’s able to eat enough on his own to maintain his weight.  Being able to do so comfortably would be an added and much appreciated bonus.