chemo

Merrill will start Chemo Thursday, we will be over there almost all day from 10:45 till they are done if everything goes ok. We love you all.
Love Iris and Merrill

Sees Dr. Rich

Merrill sees Dr. Rich this afternoon, I don't if they will start him on any thing today, we will see what he says. We had fun up at the Reunion. We have a nurse coming out and checking Merrill's blood pressure and seeing what his blood sugar is. His left foot is swollen the nurse look at it and said it was not containing water, so maybe he twisted it when his scooter ran over his foot. She said have Dr. Rich look at it. Well I will go for now and let you know later what Dr. Rich says. Merrill would like to thank eveyone who came to the reunion.
Love you all
Iris and Merrill

Home

Hello everyone I brought Merrill home from the hospital this afternoon, They started him on a new antibiotic and should help him and in ceased his blood pressure medication. He's sleeping right now. I guess we see you all at the reunion tomorrow.
Love Iris and Merrill

The Fourth of Jul(y (thoughts)

When I woke up this morning, Merrill had been throwing up, and kind of out of it. Karl came up and gave him a blessing. I was a little scared, I couldn't get a response from him. But after Karl left he said hi to me and drink a little water. I love him so much and he been a good step-father to my sons. Karl said he has been a example to him and has shown him great faith in the gospel. I Merrill wants to see his family at the reunion. Yesterday I wrote down results of all the test but I forgot to tell you about the blood count, it is in the 1000, the last time it was a little high I think it was in the 500 or 600. Well I want Merrill children know that I love them too, and their children, I enjoyed watching Neil and Meghan's children grow. Peter plays the flute so well, and Jack and play the piano very well and plays soccer very well too. Tom is a good piano player too, I think Laura plays the piano too. And Meghan has a very sweet spirit she so kind, Neil is very thoughtful. Lica, Anna and Joy are like daughters I never had I love them. Bill and Latoya and their family are very kind and precious. All of Merrill family just seems like my own brothers and sisters. My son Michael and his wife Elica has been helpful, and Karl and Carrie are thoughtful too. Brian and Cindy they want to help but they are down in Manti. We love you all so much
Love Iris and Merrill

CT ABD AND PELVIS WO CNT

Hi everyone just thought I would write down what Dr. Rich showed us today.

Findings: Lungs: There numerous small nodules involving the lungs which have increased in size and number compared to the prior examination. The largest nodule on the right is in the lateral basal segment of right lower lobe as seen on series one image 67 where it measures 7 x 6 mm, and previously measured 4x4 millimeters in size. In the left base in the anterobasal segment, ther is a 9 x 8 mm nodule which previously measured 6 x 5 mm in size and demonstrated central cavitation which is not present at this time.

Findings: Liver: There are multiple hypoattenuating masses in the liver. The largest is in segment 4 and this now measures 7.2 x 5.2 cm transversely where as it previously measured 6.1 x 3.8 cm inlargest dimension. A second lesion in the posterior aspect of the right lobe of the liver superiorly (segment 7) now measures 2.2 x 2.1 cm in size, where as previously measured 1.8 x 1.8 cm in size.

So Dr. Rich talk to us and said there is another Chemo that we could try. So he put Merrill on a antibiotic callled Minocycline, then on the 14Th he will start giving him Protein, then a week later he will start chemo again.

Now about his back there was no cancer in the bones. And Merrill feels a lot better today then yesterday. He had a bad day yesterday.

We Love You All

Iris and Merrill