Birthday Wishes

Today is Denny's official birthday.  We celebrated on August 10th but today is his actual birthday.  What a miracle!  Who would have thought this day would come when we started this odyssey in 2004?  That was the year he was diagnosed with cancer and we were told all the hideous statistics of those that had gone before him.  The statistics told us that 60 out of the 100 known people with this rare form of cancer died within 18 months and none had lived past 5 years.  So much for statistics!

Miracles have happened to TheWoodruff4 and are still continuing.  Denny went to see Dr. Murphy on Monday for a checkup between chemo treatments.  She has the lab check his blood levels so she can keep informed of his progress.  She said he is looking so good she doesn't need to see him on August 26th.  She said this chemo appears to be working so he will be getting another round on September 2,3 & 4th. She will probably do a film around that time to see what is going on.  No word yet from Boston on the biopsy.  However, we will take what we can get.  The fact that the chemo is holding the tumor growth down is a miracle.  I think that is a very fine birthday present indeed.  Happy 60th Birthday, Denny!