Keep On Keeping On

Today, I successfully completed my third of four days of intraperitoneal chemotherapy. The process lasts six hours, but the chemo stays in my body for twenty-three hours. Tomorrow I finish up chemo and really get this show on the road.

In review, my surgery on Thursday was a total and complete success. Sugarbaker removed every visible speck of disease and noted that I had already killed much of it with chemo. While my cancer-killing adventure isn't totally over, these last couple of days have been the high point as far as killing cancer is concerned.

I am sore. I am a little sleepy. But filled with joy and gratitude. I am getting stronger every day.

Big thanks to Dr. Sugarbaker, the other doctors and nurses, my three nurses, Vivian, Brendan, my mother-in-law, Rhett, Tim, and Sabrina for being there in the flesh the last couple of days. Big thanks to the rest of you for being there in spirit.