On June 19th of this year Dr. Martinez diagnosed Bud with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Bud and Betty went to appointments to discuss treatment options in both Redding and at UC Davis. After exploring several options they decided to put Bud on a chemo pill. The pill (Hydroxyurea) is not curing the cancer, but is keeping it in check a bit longer than Bud’s body could do left to its own devices.
After blood work in Redding on July 23rd, Bud’s dosage was reduced to even days, instead of every day, as the high dosage was becoming counter-productive. On the 24th he had a blood transfusion, which perked his energy levels up a bit.
The pill makes Bud a bit more tired than usual, but other than that he is feeling good, and still tinkering around the cabin. He’s happy spending time at his favorite place and not lying in a hospital bed and appreciates everyone’s good wishes. Bud laughingly tells everyone that he’s “on-the-pill” and taking “ecstasy” (chemo pill and Emergen-C)…. a little laughter makes the medicine go down!
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