Looks like I will be out of here today. The chemo is going well. While I believe strongly in eating healthy, exercise, and meditation, modern medicine still has a definite place. The doctors have been pleased with how I have done on this first step of treatment and the prognosis is as good as one can have. I am not reacting badly to any of my chemo drugs, and the protective drugs all seem to be doing what they are supposed to. 

I have been doing much less reading than I would have thought. Most of my energy is going into sleeping, getting poked by the nurses (who have been SUPER-sweet), and keeping up with my friends - just letting people know what is going on. My understanding is that for the next week my energy will continue to decline and that I will mostly resting and some reading, and then I will get some improvement after that.

We are not sure what we need right now. For me, it is mostly time to process this all and to rest. Becky needs as much support as I do, since she is taking care of so many little details for us. As we go forward and figure out what would be helpful, we will be letting you all know. The outpouring has really been more than I could have imagined. I have such wonderful friends.

Leif