October 5th

Great news! Mark will soon travel to the mayo clinic for a second opinion. He is going just to see if they can offer any more options then what he is receiving here. He will leave here on the 18th. The initial trip will last four days, if Mayo can offer some better treatment ideas, then Mark and Carol will decide to stay. Mark has been doing well and seems to be feeling better! We were at the property with him this weekend and had a great time. Mark and Brian worked on the tractor and the rest of us enjoyed some time with nature. He is responding well to chemo and had a PET scan done to see if that can give a clearer picture of the tumor's size. Though it is hard we have to keep in mind that it takes a while for chemo to get in his system and start working on the tumor. We are praying for wonderful things from Mayo, and looking forward to the next step!