“We consider you a ‘Hot Match’…Dr. Paula Pohlmann MDAnderson doctors always seem to know how to make a patient feel special! I had a video meeting with Dr. Pohlmann in mid-January to review a possible new clinical trial for my participation I was so anxious to hear about a new trial that I missed the opportunity to say something smart-aleck like, “you’re not so bad yourself Doc!” Diane and I had gone a full month waiting to hear what the team of doctors found for my next treatment. This trial is in the same Targeted Therapy category as my second trial. I am taking an oral pill once a day but rather than taking the pill two weeks on and two weeks off I will be taking a pill every day. There are lots of positive things about this trial. Foremost, is that everyone tells us this drug is well tolerated with minimal side effects. The Phase 1/2 trial is in the dosing stage, meaning they are still figuring out how much medicine humans can handle. This trial is not exclusive to MDAnders
Beating the Odds is about my upcoming battle to defeat Peritoneal Mesothelioma with multiple objectives. I have a large network of friends and family supporting me along with the prayer teams at churches I’ve never attended. I hope this method of sharing information will be easier for all of us. My plan is to come through this battle whole. If my success story helps anyone else on their journey with this disease it will make this effort priceless.