Quick update - good news!

Hello again! It's almost midnight and the crew (Joe, Vicki, Willow, Ben, SallyAnn and Milo) are back in Coffeyville and ready for bed. We had a good (long) day. Today we saw Dr. Abbruzzese to review Joe's tests. As it is late, I will give you the Readers Digest Abridged version: good news! There is no new cancer. The cancer spots in Joe's liver are greatly reduced and the cancer mass (tumor) on the head of his pancreas is smaller also. Even the doctor said he was impressed with how the cancer has reacted to the chemo treatments! We will give you more details soon, but for now we need to recoup! We made the 9ish hour drive immediately following the doctor appointment. We scaled 3 states today!

Thanks to everyone for all your support. As you can tell, it's working!

checking in

Today Joe underwent a CAT scan, blood tests and x-rays. Everything went really smoothly and we were actually ahead of schedule! Today was spend at the Mays Clinic, a building within the M.D. Anderson network. It was really nice - which is not surprising....everything and everyone we have met associated with M.D. Anderson has been great.

Tomorrow we will meet with Dr. Abbruzzese to go over the results of today's test and begin our journey home. We appreciate all of your prayers, thoughts and wishes. Keep 'em coming!

Hello from Houston

Hello from Houston! The Grays (Joe, Vicki, Willow, Ben, SallyAnn and Milo) are here! We arrived on Saturday night around 7:30. The drive was really pleasant - Texas is truly beautiful country. We stopped at a roadside stand and got some fresh peaches and blackberries. When we got to town, we checked in, let the doggies stretch their legs and headed to dinner at Pappadeaux'. Thanks for the recommendation, Kasey!

Today, Sunday, was our shopping day - the big reason why we came down to Texas early! We spent five hours at IKEA! Keep in mind that we drove one car....we are going to have to do some fancy packing to get everyone and everything home!

We had lunch at the IKEA cafeteria. Everyone enjoyed Swedish meatballs and yummy desserts. We need that break to refuel for the rest of our shopping excursion.

It is just after 6:00 now and we are resting our weary bodies before dinner. We have picked Pappasito's for Mexican food tonight. Mmmmmm!

Tomorrow, Joe has many tests at M.D. Anderson. Please pray for comfort and patience as it can be a long, arduous day. Tuesday we will meet with Joe's oncologist, Dr. Abbruzzese.

Thanks for checking in! We will be back with more updates and, of course, pictures - including a special Wildcat shout-out! Stay tuned...