dea is doing pretty good right now, although it was a rough day. he has been battling an infection for awhile, but it has pretty much been under control since day 1. he also had a small tumble down the stairs outside our house. he managed to catch the corner of the second to last stair when we were leaving for a doctor's visit today. if it weren't for the heavy tpn and dilaudid bags, he would have been able to catch himself (and almost did). instead, he ended up with some minor scrapes on his hands, knee, and face. the wonderful nurses at the oncology clinic cleaned and patched up the wounds when we got there. it was scary though!

unfortunately, there is no way to get to the main part of our house without going up some stairs. there are stairs leading up to our front door, stairs from the basement and garage to our family room, and stairs up our deck to our back door. from now on, we will leave from the garage. (at least those stairs have a railing and carpet.)

today he got another dose of chemo. he had oxaliplatin, avastin, and a bolus of 5fu. after his next round, we will get new ca19-9 numbers which help indicate how active his cancer has been.

again, thanks to everyone that made it! (and thanks for the warm wishes from those that couldn't.)