Andrew has now had 6 rounds of chemo. Some weeks he has really been down and out and other times he has felt reasonably well. He had issues with the port and had to have it removed. Starting next Thursday, and daily Monday through Friday, he will be having radiation treatments for 5 weeks. During that time he will also be given oral chemo with the possibility of one other drug via IV. Radiation will take place at the American Fork Hospital, which is just around the corner and down the street from the Burkhardt home. (two minutes from their home to the hospital parking lot) Andrew is hoping he will be able to work during this time. So far they seem to think the chemo has had a good response. It doesn't appear that the cancer is growing. There is some kind of cancer marker in the blood that was very high to begin with and went way down to a normal level shortly after he started chemo. This new round of treatment will last until just before Christmas. Andrew will then have 4 weeks off as he gains his strength back. Sometime towards the end of January Andrew will have surgery to remove his colon. It is not known whether or not he will have surgery on his liver at the same time or later. Andrew will be having 3 more months of chemo following surgery. Please keep him in your prayers.
A Utah woman who has had cancer four times tries to find the humor in her situation so she comes up with sayings and puts them on T-shirts. The Huntsman Cancer Hospital sells a lot of them. I think many of them are bizarre and others are embarrassing. Anyway, one that refers to colon cancer says: "I LOST MY COLON BUT I'M STILL FULL OF CRAP."
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