We celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary yesterday with a very nice dinner out at the newest Bristol in Jeffersonville, IN overlooking the river and the Louisville skyline.  It was nice to have a few hours to ourselves with nothing more to think about than food and the view.  

We saw the oncologist today and again heard some bad news.  The National Cancer Institute has turned Bill down.  It's ironic really.  He does not have a tumor big enough to remove, and they need to be able to do that in order for him to qualify for a study.  So I guess it was good that he does not have a large tumor right now, but then ...  So, we are now looking into the University of Pittsburgh to see what studies they might have.  We have reached a point where the only other option for Bill is more of the same treatment he had last fall only stronger.  Which you might remember almost killed him.  Dr. Miller, the oncologist, is not recommending that treatment yet.  He wants to keep looking for possible clinical trials.  So, we continue to wait.  

Bill is trying to deal with this news positively but, it's hard to take and he is feeling pretty down.  As you can imagine the fight wears you down.   We're going to try and stay positive, get out and do something fun as often as we can, when he feels strong in the meantime.  Thanks for those continuing positive thoughts and words of support.  We continue to fight.