Change of Plans

Wayne's Oncologist, Dr. Reznick, was in contact with Dr. Patel at MD Anderson this morning. It looks like MDA does not have a clinical trial that fits Wayne. Dr. Patel and Dr. Reznick conferred about Wayne's case and agree that time is of the essence, and that chemo needs to be started right away.

Because MDA does not offer anything that we can't get here, Wayne has decided to stay in Denver. He is being transferred to Presbyterian St. Lukes (PSL) Hospital this afternoon and will be under the care of Dr. Reznick's partner. The Cardio-Thorasic & Oncology Teams at PSL are top-notch and we feel it's the best place for Wayne right now.

Wayne will be treated in-house and will not be coming home for awhile. We are guessing 2 months but we aren't 100% sure. It depends on how he reacts to treatment.

It seems like an eternity since Sunday - everytime I go to sleep I look over at his empty side of the bed and just want to run back to the hospital and climb into bed with him. I smell his shaving cream, touch his clothes hanging in the closet, and trip over his shoes that I refuse to move. I feel anxious when we're not together but know he needs time to himself - to think, to sleep, to read all of your emails ...

So for now, we are all just anxiously awaiting his transfer, loving him, and praying for him.

As always, I will update as I know more. My goal is to do it daily ...

Pictures

I haven't seen Caeden look better than when he crawled into Wayne's bed yesterday. And Claire. Just when you think she is too young to know anything, she wiggled around like a maniac when she saw Wayne yesterday. She wanted nothing else but to be held by him.

The only news I have is that the pathology report has been sent to MD Anderson because there is a disagreement on the diagnosis. Two pathologists were unable to agree on the type of Sarcoma. We are confident MD Anderson will be able to give us a diagnosis.

Waiting for transfer information. Will post when we get some news.

Val

P.S. Anyone have an Apple iPhone? I am getting my email on it, but when I sync it on my desktop (also an Apple), my email does not sync. This is a problem because I am unable to open many of the email messages you have been sending.