The Holidays are here .....

Halloween 2009 continued in typical Schneider fashion. This year's theme was Dr. Seuss! Bumpy was "The Cat in the Hat". Brady and Casey were "Thing 1" & "Thing 2". Although the weather wasn't very nice, the evening was a still a "treat"!!

November has been a bit more challenging for Rick. His latest scan showed some very small growth activity so they are back to the drawing board to find a new course of treatment which will again stabilize the tumor activity. Tami has spoken with many experts across the country and this past Friday, she and Rick took a trip to Washington DC to meet with Dr. Fine at the NIH to discuss clinical trial participation. There are a number of options to choose amongst and, if the first one doesn't work, there are still other options to try. One constant is that Rick will continue with Avastin, for now. For the chemotherapy agent, they are choosing between a different dosage schedule of Temodar or starting on BCNU.

While not the news they are used to getting from Rick's scans - through all this, Rick continues to have an amazing 'Positive Mental Attitude'! The incredible support of his friends and family has made this "rough spot" so much more bearable. The Schneiders are looking forward to hosting their family in New York for Thanksgiving, as always, and they will be spending the holidays at the The Atlantis in the Bahamas. If anyone would like to join them, please let them know!