No Más!!!

I remember those words of Roberto Durand, the great Panamanian middleweight boxing champion, who simply dropped his gloves in the middle of the eighth round of a title fight with Sugar Ray Leonard and walked back to his corner.  He later returned to the ring and held nearly every boxing title during his career, but at that moment, he knew when he'd had enough.

That's where I found myself last week regarding my chemotherapy.  I was feeling so bad  (I even spent Father's day in the hospital getting a blood transfusion). that I knew I'd had enough.   Fortunately, my oncologist agreed, and so this was the first week in thirteen weeks that I haven't had poison pumped into my veins.  The big question, of course, was how well the chemo had worked, and we found out this Tuesday.  The CT scan shows just minor traces of the tumor on my lung.  My doctor was ecstatic. Ellie and I were ecstatic.  

It will take weeks for my immune system to fully recover, and I will continue to receive the experimental immunotherapy drug every three weeks until further notice. Ellie and I look forward now to returning to a more normal routine.  Praise God!!

The outpouring of support and prayer and love we've received has been beyond my imagination.  Thanks to all of you and thank you, Lord Jesus, for your mercy.  I truly believe that the prayers of so many warriors have been heard and answered.  It's not over, of course.  I'm still a cancer patient, so keep praying that the experimental drug works as hoped.

Ellie and I are planning to travel to SC sometime in late July to try to salvage something of the summer.  I haven't swung a golf club since November, and at this point I'm not sure that I can lift my driver, but I'm sure going to try.  As for the Clemson Tigers, look for them in the top 5, maybe even #1 again.  We hope to make some of their games.