Feeling better

Malcolm is feeling quite a bit better. He had a rough day yesterday until after supper, when he seemed less sore. He woke up this morning with only a bit of stiffness and that seemed to be gone by mid-morning. His energy level is also quite a bit better so he was eager to get out of the room and crawl around. We have preliminary results from his bone marrow and the news is good though not as good as we had hoped for. The disease is definitely responding to the drugs but it is not entirely gone so indications are he is not in remission yet. Apparently this is not unusual. I think he will have another bone marrow biopsy at the start of next round. The first four rounds of chemo are "induction" and there isn't huge concern if remission is not achieved right away but there would be concern if it is not achieved by the end of the fourth round. But Malcolm is well on his way. We expect to have more detailed results within the next few days. In the meantime, we are happy that Malcolm is behaving more like his usual self.

Mary Ellen