Gohan has a perfect round head shape
Spring is here! Flowers are germinating, birds are making nests, and Gohan's hair is forming new 'shoots'! Soft brown baby hair are growing steadily covering his head. Praise God for restoring his hair follicle. We pray that restoration of his healthy cells and body functions is happening everywhere in his body.
Immunotherapy #2
Gohan received his immunotherapy #2 today. We felt a bit more relaxed because there were only one bag of drug to infuse, no steroid and no anti-vomiting drugs. We will get new scan every four treatments. Dr. Dormady and Katie told us that Gohan is receiving Nivolumab (Opdivo) as a maintenance, therefore, like most of his NSCLC patients, we may see pseudo-growth of tumors in the first scan, but it will stabilize on the second scan. What is most encouraging is that the drug will go through the blood brain barrier to attack the cancer cells in the brain! Maybe that is why Gohan is feeling less and less numbness on his fingers.
Dr. D highly encouraged us to go travel while on immunotherapy because Gohan will feel more energy. Hopefully, Gohan can hike again soon. For the past couple of months, he has been feeling short of breath when walking uphills. So instead of going to Rancho San Antonio, we have been walking around the neighborhood. Thanks to Riley, we have met all of the dogs from our block. Now with Dr. D's blessings, it is time to plan for a family vacation!
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