"But Ruth said, Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God." Ruth 1:16

We arrived safely back to our US home last Tuesday evening. The trip was a little rough since Malcom began running a fever halfway through the longest flight (13 hours). I spent hours on edge putting cold compresses on his face and neck to keep his temperature down. The flight attendants were worried that he might be contagious to other passengers, so it was good we had a letter from the doctor stating that he sometimes runs what they call "tumor fever." It is the body's natural reaction to the growing cancer.

Wednesday Malcom had a doctor's appointment followed by chemotherapy. The cancer is continuing to advance. It was quite shocking to hear that the CEA (tumor marker) is now up to 438, the highest it has ever been. However, it has been one month since the appendectomy, so the doctor was able to start him on Avastin again. We will see in a few weeks if it is effective against the cancer. Tomorrow (Friday, June 2) he will again have a thoracentesis on his right lung.

It's been close to one year since we were forced on this journey. Like Ruth following Naomi, there have been family and friends who have chosen to be our companions. You have been there to encourage, pray, rejoice or weep. Thank you for being a source of strength. We need you now more than ever.