"Six days of socializing with a variety of incredibly interesting people and touring the magnificent State of Israel - what could be bad about that?!"
"We went to conference meetings with the two major Israeli Heads of State (Shimon Peres, Ehud Olmert), saw other world leaders including Tony Blair, Mikhail Gorbachev and attended President Bush's Gala Dinner at the Israel Museum on Thursday night. It was beyond words, a thrill to be part of potential history - thought nothing appears to have changed just yet."
"A highlight of the trip was the day we spent in B'nei Brak (an orthodox village with a huge yeshiva where thousands of boys were learning in one room!). Rick received a special blessing from Rabbi Shteinman - a 95 year old rabbinical scholar who is known as one of the three holiest men in Israel and who is virtually impossible to visit with. We spent another day walking through the Old City of Jerusalem and visiting the Western Wall. Rick was a real trooper!"
"This week we're off on our national tour of doctors - Duke, MD Anderson and the National Cancer Institute in D.C. We leave early Monday morning and return late Thursday evening. It should be a very busy few days but we hope to have some great treatment options for Rick. We have already met with Sloan-Kettering and they want Rick to continue Temodar for 5 days each month and to add Avastin every two weeks. Avastin is a chemotherapy drug that has been used for other cancers (eg colon, breast) but is now being used for glioblastomas. It's likely that the other doctors will also include Avastin in their treatment plan but there could be other parts to the plan that would vary from one doctor to another. Details to follow after our visits."
"Thanks for continuing to check Rick's blog. We'll update you after we complete our visits and have made a decision about Rick's upcoming treatments."
Have a great Memorial Day - It's finally summer!!
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2 comments:
Wow, sounds like a fantastic trip, thanks for the update, and we hope that with such a busy schedule you'll still be able to make it out east this summer.
Chris and Wendy
I cannot believe the managing member of Bunker Capital was a member of Bush's delegation. Now I am impressed that Bush put together a first rate group to accompany him to the Holy Land.
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