December 11

Hi,

It's been a long few days here, so today we were anxious to see both doctors. Denny's weakness and fatigue didn't seem to be getting any better and the dizziness upon standing made me think all of this had something to do with his blood pressure. When we got to the hospital his BP was 90/70 after he was sitting for a while and then it dropped to 72/48 when he stood. Both doctors agreed that dehydration is the reason for all of those symptoms, so one liter of fluid was given to him intervenously. We will return to the hospital tomorrow morning so he can get another liter, which should make him feel much better. We expected (or at least hoped) for some improvement already tonight but that has not been the case.

Next Monday they will repeat all of Denny's blood work so the oncologist can decide how much chemotherapy to give him next Tuesday through Saturday. Despite everything, the doctors consider this just "a bump in the road" and are optimistic that he will feel better in a few weeks. Please pray that they are right.

I'll let you know what happens tomorrow!
Carla