It can't always be good news

Hi everybody, Jim here. Things have not gone well since the last post. Even as Linda was posting on Sunday, she was not feeling well, and by Monday we decided we couldn't until Friday to see the doctor. We called him that afternoon, and told him Linda was very fatigued and short of breath. He sent us to the ER at Christ Hospital for blood tests and the CT scan that we would've had on Tuesday anyway. It's hard to describe how frustrated we became as all the information and directions were so poorly communicated between the doctor and the hospital. Eventually though we did get the results and they were not good. Linda's hemoglobin level had fallen again only three days after the last transfusion. Even worse was the news that the Gemzar did not appear to be working, as the tumors in her lungs had increased in size since the last CT scan a month ago, and this was likely the reason for her shortness of breath. They admitted her to the hospital and spent the night transfusing 2 units of whole blood from 2am to 9am. This morning we saw Dr. Bhandari and he told us we would have to switch to a different treatment known as Torisel. He couldn't be sure of the effectiveness of this treatment, but he said there weren't many other options left. Torisel is administered as a weekly IV, so we stayed in the hospital today and they are infusing it even as I'm writing this. Assuming there are no adverse side effects, they will send us home tonight so we can hopefully get a better night's rest than last night. I know everyone is praying for her, but please say an extra prayer tonight. We'll be thinking of all of you as well, and saying a prayer of thanks for all our friends who are standing by us.
Thanks, luv ya,
Jim

P.S. from Linda: Thanks, Ryan for your thoughtful gift. It made my day in the hospital.