(The photo above is from Lance Armstrong's LIVESTRONG site. Aaron researched and ordered this notebook or Survivorship Guide to give to my dad. These are available online for free from the LIVESTRONG Foundation. If you know anybody battling cancer, it is a wonderful tool.)Today was a long day in the hospital. We started out at Dad's oncologist - with a check up and blood work. There we determined that Dad's is anemic meaning his blood counts are very low, which we suspect is causing his extreme fatigue. It was decided that he would receive a blood transfusion tomorrow to help bump up those levels and hopefully boost his energy.
We then met with a new doctor - a Radiation Oncologist. This new doctor evaluated his bone cancer (the cancer that does not respond as well to the chemo). Dad will be receiving a radiation treatment for his left leg - hopefully as soon as tomorrow. We are holding off on any additional radiation for the time being.
And last but not least, Dad got his second Chemotherapy treatment today. He will receive another treatment in July and then be evaluated for effectiveness. As always, thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers.
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