The mass exodus begins . . .

Well, we are on day 5 of cycle 2 and things are going pretty well. Darren handled the chemo great and is almost back to normal (if you can call Darren normal). He's back to eating solid foods and is as sassy as ever. If you were to run into him today, the only physical manifestation of his cancer is his hair finally falling out. He says the "mass exodus" of his hair has begun! It's amazing how quickly it's falling out - between him and the dog, there is hair all over our house!!

Day 5
Day 4

When we met with the doctor on Wednesday before his chemo session, we learned a couple of things. The good news - Darren's bone marrow biopsy came back negative which means the lymphoma hasn't spread to his bones. We also learned that his white blood cell count is low which means that after each chemo session, Darren has to get a Neulasta shot (a very expensive shot that luckily our insurance covers). The neulasta stimulates bone marrow growth and increases white blood cell counts. Other than that, the doctor said Darren is doing great and that the tumor will continue to shrink.

Darren has been a good sport with me wanting to take pictures and document this time in our lives. I don't know if I would be so willing. I know we've said it a ton, but thanks again to everyone for their prayers and thoughts.