Not the news we were hoping for

So, the Cancer is still there. We found out on Wednesday, start 9 weeks of chemo on Monday. I don't really know what to say at this point.

In case you didn't see this - here is a note from Dan. Thank you to everyone who has reached out to us these last couple of days - knowing you are out there and thinking of us is an incredible support. Even if you don't hear from us, know that your words and kindness have touched us immeasurably. Thank you.

So, from Dan:

Hello all. Well, we found out this morning that we wound up on the wrong side of that 50% number they gave us, and have some work to do before getting this cancer gone. Chemo is scheduled to begin this coming Monday, so that hopefully the hair can fall out just in time for Christmas pictures. The schedule is this: all day chemo from Monday through Friday on Week 1, then just on Monday for Weeks 2 and 3, and then doing that whole cycle twice more, for a total of nine weeks of treatment. A casual glance at our spankin' new 497-page Lance Armstrong LiveStrong notebook makes it clear that chemo comes with several unpleasant side effects along with the excellent main effect of eliminating this brand of cancer in about 99% of cases. However the most disturbing side effect, obviously, is that I will not be able to drink beer.

So, it is going to be an interesting few months, particularly with Em getting more and more pregnant by the day and trying to take attention away from me, but we're timing out to be done with this stretch right before Superbowl, which is the most important thing. Thank you so much for all of your support - we'll try to keep you all up to date as we move into this next phase.

Love to you all - D&E