Mark has had laser surgery on his eye.

He is no longer sick from the last round of chemotherapy. I am waiting to hear the latest news on his vision and on the eye that has had a problem. He is eating again and has gained weight. He is cooking again and reading again. He tries to get the books with print that is not so small. Those of you who are, lets not say older but just more mature, will understand the problem. Some novels have very tiny print and some have larger print.

Treatment for cancer is a roller coster. Sometimes Mark is sick for days and eats very little if anything and is not capable of doing anything. He suffers from extreme coldness and chills at times and sits out in the hot Bangkok sun with a wool hat and a blanket. Other times he is extremely hot and can't stand heat. As he gets further away from a chemo round, he is much more lively and attending to things like getting the drapes cleaned or cooking a gourmet meal, and eating to put on weight for the next round. Why not stop all the chemo? The doctor found him in very bad shape when he first saw him in Feb. He could not swallow solid food. His tumors were large, his liver swollen and after about three months of treatment a CAT scan showed his primary tumor reduced in size, his liver much improved and he was able to eat solid food. He is a guy who was given three months to live and has now passed six months. My hat is off to Mark for going through treatment. He has a lot of grit.