Starting out on a sad note :(

Three weeks ago tomorrow, Alex, my beloved, reached up and felt a lump and large swollen area on his right shoulder. His arm had been paining him and keeping him up at night and hand would go to sleep. Needless to say, we were at the dr's office 2 days later, getting a biopsy 2 days after that and 5 days later we were back in the office getting the results. His lymphoma, that was discovered in 1992 and treated became active. The next morning he got his 1st chemo..an 8 hour drip, the next day he got a pet scan and a bone marrow biopsy, the day after that a shunt was placed under his skin that will be the port for which he will receive his drugs. Monday, last, he got another dose of Chemo that has kicked his butt. He is feeling tired, but not sick, happily, the huge mass has gotten much smaller, arm has gotten better as well as his hand he has been sleeping well. He went to work all week, never really complained, took naps in afternoon. It is nice to own your own marina and have an apartment there. What also is tremendous is all the love and support we have in our family, we could not do this without them. Jay, Wendy, you are the best!!!and all the guys that have pitched in at work, many thanks. The love and support of our family and friends has also been overwhelming. Our spirits have been lifted emencely. The doc says he has a 70% chance of remission and remediation. He slept pretty much all day today, he took a little car ride to the marina for about two hours, then came home and slept off and on while the Bills got beat by Miami. Tomorrow, October 5th, we get the results of the scan and bone biopsy, and his blood levels. We will have answers, not having answers has been rough, lets hope and pray that tomorrow's answers are not going to be catastrophic. Collectively pray all! Thanks