Postponed

Ed went to the oncologist on Friday expecting to have chemo. His blood counts were not in a range that it would be safe to administer the chemo. So, much to his displeasure, he was given a shot of Procrit.

We'll go back next Thursday and hopefully, he'll be able to take his chemo then. That will be his 7th round. The doctor plans to take another scan the following week.

Ed asked him if he would be able to take a break from chemo for 6 months or so if the scan showed more shrinkage. The doctor wouldn't answer but said when he gets the scan results, we'll sit down together and plan the next course of action.

The Procrit doesn't seem to have made Ed quite as lethargic as the previous ones. We have been taking it pretty easy but doing some things, too. This evening we went to a Potluck at the clubhouse, which was enjoyable and as always at Potlucks, we ate lots of good food. The park is clearing out......several RV's are heading out daily. Many people head back North before April.

Our NC friend, Preston Mintz, recommended a guy to fix some things on our RV. He replaced the propane hose (now we can get it filled), took down one of the awnings and got it sewn, and, much to Mary's delight, reversed the bathroom ceiling fan so that it blows out instead of in. This fellow is coming back this week to look at another few items. It's nice to have someone who can do things, be timely about it, and doesn't charge an arm and a leg (only an arm's worth).

We saw the space shuttle go up this evening. It was amazing that, even with the clouds and Cape Canaveral being a couple of hundred miles away, we could clearly see it go up. The lighted trail had the sunset pinks reflected in the lower part.....it was beautiful. Like the lift-off we saw last year when we were staying near Cape Canaveral, people all come out and it's like a big bunch of happy kids oohing, and aahing together.