Atlanta week

This was our week to go to Emory for Jimmy's regular sixty day tests, and as usual, we won't know the results for another week or so, but Jimmy is doing so well, we expect everything to be fine.

We asked Dr. Lonial if we would continue to have Jimmy tested every two months, and he said we would. When Jimmy relapses, we want to catch it as quickly as possible.

Dr. Lonial was excited about their recent successes in treating patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma with a new monoclonal antibody combined with lenalidomide. The response rate with this combination is quite high, with the ultimate goal of beating myeloma.

All this research and development is a strong international collaborative effort between Emory and their French myeloma colleagues, and the global trials are being led by Dr. Lonial's team at The Winship Cancer Institute at Emory.

After we left the hospital, Jimmy and Jamey spent the afternoon working on business, and we didn't get home until late. (We even managed to do a little shopping, so it was a short but very productive little trip.)