Day +87

Progress.................Progress......................Progress!!!!!!!!!!!!

Each day Bill gets a little bit stronger, a little less tired and a little more like his old self! 

Yesterday Molly and I took him out to the driving range and we all shared a bucket of balls!  He did Great, Molly did Amazing and well........ we won't talk about my results!   haha   It finally cooled off a bit so it was a very nice time!

Today we made the full circle back to Bill's original oncologist!  He will be handling his after transplant followup!   We are waiting for the insurance company to approve a new oral drug that will continue to target the little bit of cancer still left in his bone marrow.    Since his type of cancer is very VERY rare there are very few drug protocols for Waldenstrom.  This drug is extremely expensive because it is still considered  new on the market and currently used for a similar cancer to his so our doctor may have to convince them.  We are not concerned as the insurance so far has been fabulous!

So the plan is:

Oral drug Revlimid 3 times per week
Infusion of Rituxan 1 time per month  (takes about 4-5 hours)

He will do this for the next six months.  At that point his two doctors will evaluate and then we see where we go from there!!!.

Bill is planning to return to work on August 13th.  We are still trying to sell the house and planning to move more toward retirement at least for him,  Insurance right now is what is dictating some of our decisions.   

Each day it seems more and more  things continue to move in the right direction and we are so thankful for God's continued blessings!