Rick and Pascale's Cancer Journey

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I am a Professor of Operations Research (OR) in Monterey, CA, with interests in optimization modeling and millitary OR. Since April 2005, my focus has been on combatting cancer. This log is about my battle and the people helping me fight it. The beautiful loving woman beside me is my wife Pascale, the strongest pillar of my team.

Saturday, January 27, 2007

Good Result

Great results yesterday after a couple of not-so-much-fun months: my tumors have shrunk significantly since November! They had grown during the chemo vacation of September-October, The vacation was cut short from the six months originally anticipated due to the growth. I have no regrets about the vacation. I gained needed weight during that time and I believe it increased my ability to endure chemo.

Thanks to all for the many prayers, visualizations and kind thoughts. There is no way to say how grateful I am.

Believe it or not, I am teaching, with some help from my great colleagues.

I hope to fill in details and end the five-month blog hiatus before long.