Hello from St. Louis.  I am sure Tammy feels like this is her second home.  She has spent almost every Sunday and Monday here for the last six or eight weeks.  Everything has been going well for the most part.  She did have a pretty major reaction to the drug on her second go round, but after talking with Doctors here and at home she decided that she would try it again.  They gave her the drug slower and added some extra premeds and it worked.

Morgan, Tucker and Tammy flew here on Friday night so Tammy could be here for her CT scan on Saturday morning. Then they had some play time. They went to the zoo and the arch.I dropped them off at the airport on Friday night in Wichita and then drove to Lawrence to spend Saturday with Tanner for Dads day for his fraternity.  We had a good day Saturday and then I drove on to St. Louis to be with Tammy for our first results of the trial.  Like normal we were pretty nervous so the distractions definitely helped.

As a side note, I am sitting here in the lobby with the kids and an older gentleman just rang the bell.  You get to ring the bell when you are cancer free.  There is always a lot of clapping and cheering.  Miracles do happen!

So what did we find out today?  The trial is working,  Many of the smaller nodules have shrunk and the larger ones are stable.  Good news!  Chalk one up for the home team!

Tammy is finishing up her treatment now and then we will hop in the car for a short six-hour drive home.  Its back to the daily grind of work and school for another two weeks until we get to come back.

One final thought.  In this time of anger and turmoil in this country, I need you all to remember something very important.  If you smile at someone they will more than likely smile back at you.  You have more in common with the person you disagree with than what separates you.  I made my choice.  Today, I think I will just smile!

Thank you for all of the support and prayers.