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Left image from October 2016 scan. Right from December 2016 scan Aaron met with his doctor in California and discussed his last two ct scans. He is very pleased with Aaron's response to this drug trial. Things are definitely clearing up in his lungs. I was grateful our friends were able to get Aaron a flight to California this week because I slipped on the ice and broke three bones in my right ankle and needed surgery on Friday. Having him be able to fly home was a blessing and it gave us extra time with him the day after Christmas. Things always work out.

"Good people all, this Christmas time Consider well and bear in mind What our good God for us has done In sending His beloved Son With Mary holy we should pray To God with love this Christmas day In Bethlehem upon that morn' There was a blessed Messiah born..." Wexford Carol Merry Christmas.

Aaron spent all day at the infusion center on Wednesday. They had to draw blood every two hours. His infusion began at 8:30 a.m. and the final blood draw was taken at 6:18p.m. He says this should be the last time he has a long day like that and soon his trips to Sacramento should be shorter.  I think about how hard Aaron works at beating this cancer. He does it like he does everything else, with a smile on his face and without complaint. Whatever is thrown his way he adjusts and takes on what he has been asked to do whether it be in church callings, trials, work, family, etc. He is the most steady person I know. I often ask how I got to be so blessed... "... somewhere in my youth or childhood I must have done something good Nothing comes from nothing Nothing ever could So somewhere in my youth or childhood I must have done something good... Save Save

Aaron's scans look good. This is a part of the report: "Bilateral nonsegmental parenchymal opacities are SUBSTANTIALLY DIMINISHED in size....the size of the dominant lesion in the right upper lobe is SUBSTANTIALLY DIMINISHED" Before starting Neci the largest nodule in Aaron's lung was 2"x2", so to see the words substantially diminished is great news. The radiologist this time did not indicate the size of the nodules in this scan. He wasn't as thorough in his report, but all indications are the  cancer is shrinking .  Besides his dry skin, he feels cold all the time. He went on a business trip this week and had the heat turned up to 80 in his hotel room and he still felt cold. A friend gave us an electric blanket that is coming in handy these days because the rest of the family likes the thermostat set at 70:). We are grateful things look good right now. We never know what's around the corner, so we just live today and give thanks for where we ar...