Back from Duke

Mama and Daddy just got back from Duke. She didn't make the requirements for the clinical trial, but that's ok. The doctors at Duke just ran a bunch of blood work- billiruben tests, liver enzymes, etc. If her billiruben levels had been low enough she would have been eligible for the trial. However, it's a blessing is disguise- there were some pretty severe, long-lasting side effects that would've come with the trial; and the experimental drug that would have been used on her has never been tested in humans before. Anyways, the doctor at Duke recommended the exact same type of chemo that Dr. Cody (the local oncologist) recommended. The only extra thing the Duke doctor recommended was the experimental pill. She should start chemo here at home next Wednesday unless the doctor wants to start her earlier.