Uncharted Waters
“ There is not so helpless and pitiable an object in the world as a landsman beginning a sailor's life . ” --Richard Henry Dana Jr. from Two Years Before the Mast The new chemotherapy regimen has shown a modicum of success. Here is the latest chart, showing the CA 19-9 cancer antigen measurement, including the most recent from last week, while I was away: This is good news, one hopes, in terms of extending Jenny's life. A drop of 5000 in two weeks has to be good. At the same time, she is dropping weight. She is now maintaining around 157-160 lbs. , but that is low. And her caloric intake, just to maintain this weight is massive. In other good news, Jenny has finally found a cannabis delivery system that is working--smoking joints. And, it has massively improved her ability to eat--with this chemo generally and significantly killing her appetite. The doctor measured Jenny's CEA (another cancer antigen marker) again last week. Last time, on Aug 12, I was led...