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Rick and Stacie,
Thank you! Mark would be so proud of everything you continue to do. I know I am. I appreciate this tribute to Mark. I thank everyone here who continue to love and support each other. I’m sorry that I have been out of touch. This has not been easy, as I know many of you understand.
Love to all, Marianne and kids
Jules,
Marianne again, sorry it is hard for me to get time on here. Quick run down on Mark -He had one cycle starting Dec. 1, 2005 of Gem/Cis (two weeks on, one week off). Because he was so nauseated we switched to Gem/Oxali plus Avastin for the next two cycles. First week – thursday Gemzar and Avastin with Dexamethadone (sp?) and anti-nausea drug (Aloxi I think?) then friday with Oxaliplatin. Second week with Gemzar, Dex and Aloxi. Third week off. Repeat. On January 24, Mark had a CT scan and it showed the large tumor in the liver had shrunk by almost a third. We were thrilled to say the least. We are continuing with another round of the same chemo treatment. We are going to do another CT scan on March 13 to see if it is still shrinking.
Trust me I do understand with the frustration. Until someone experiences cancer in someone close to them, it’s impossible to understand just how much it does take over your life. Try having a brand new baby right in the middle of it all. It’s been very hard to say the least.
Marianne
Jules,
My name is Marianne, my husband is Mark Clements. I wanted to say one thing about Cisplatin. Mark got very nauseas both times he was given the Gemzar/Cisplatin duo. He had been nauseas from his tumors as well at that time, so it’s possible it was just the tumors making him sick. I just wanted you to be aware that it might make your dad sick. The nurses told us that nausea could be a side effect from the Cisplatin. Originally his schedule with Cisplatin was going to be two weeks on and one off, repeated. As Stacie said we only did one cycle of that and then switched to Gemzar/Oxaliplatin.Our prayers will be with you. I hope you can still go on holiday. I know that’s what we feel like we’re juggling all the time, trying to plan time together and chemo.
Marianne
