Extra Mayo

So today and tomorrow my dad is at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.  They're essentially doing assembly line medicine with my dad spending an hour or two with a list of docs and tests all looking at his case from a different perspective.  It's a bit of a mystery as to why his platelet and red blood cell count hasn't come up yet combined with his blood clot issues along what chemo drugs to look at next since he didn't respond well to this one.  One school of thought with counts this low is to essentially "wait it out" and just use transfusions to bridge the gap.  The trip to Mayo is somewhat of a double check to be sure they're not missing anything else that could be causing it other than his bone marrow being slow to recover.

Tomorrow Pam and I fly to Wisconsin for a nice visit and to support my dad for the FVBTC walk (details below).  It will be great to see my parents and my sister and brother-in-law.  My dad is still all there mentally and loves talking Packers and playing cards, so I'm looking forward to an enjoyable visit.  Keep my dad and the Mayo Clinic doctors in your prayers so that they can find anything there is to be found and that my dad gets the best advice as to how to move forward.

From previous post: On Saturday I'll be running for a different reason up in Wisconsin.  The Fox Valley Brain Tumor Coalition (FVBTC) will be holding their annual race.  The race benefits their work to support the patients of brain tumors and their caregivers.  It's a really cool race in that the patients themselves are encouraged to participate!  Some may only make it 50 feet and others just a step or two, but that's not the point, it's all about support and encouragement for what can be a very depressing disease.  My dad's goal is to make one lap, about a half mile.  I have no clue how far I'll go, but all that matters to me is being there to support my dad.  If you're interested in learning more about the great work of the FVBTC or donating, my dad has setup a race page below:

http://www.fvbtc.org/participant/home.php?pid=137