5:50pm-we feel like a weight has been lifted! The Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center was great, the nurses were helpful, the resident was knowledgable, and Dr. Sweetenham (or Dr. Sweetie Pie as Carli affectionately calls him, just because she couldn't remember his real name) was calm and acted like he had all day to talk to us and answer questions.

She does have Hodgkins, and will need chemotherapy only for 6-8 months, every other week. Some people have more side effects than others, some lose their hair and some don't. This particular type has a 90% cure rate, which we are very greatful for.

She can receive these treatments in Wooster, and the nurse was going to call and get the ball rolling. They would like her to start in the next "few days to a week". The doctor felt the sooner the better, which is what we have been trying to get accomplished all along! Craig and Jane again facilitated getting all of the results to the clinic, which was an answer to prayer.

Carli is still trying to come to terms with the diagnosis of cancer, but is happy that she can still do some of the things that she wants to if she feels well enough. He really didn't say that there was much that she couldn't do, as long as she felt like it. He said that she should be able to tell how she is going to feel/react within the first couple of treatments. He said that she could go to Camp Friedenswald for a week between treatments if she felt good enough. THat made her happy!!

Thanks to Kathy Mast, I didn't have to cook when we came home. It is surprising how tired this day made all of us! But, Praise God that it is treatable, and that the outcomes are usually good. Thanks to all for your prayers....don't let up yet! I could tell that I had a sense of peace today...God is faithful, and so are our friends and family!!