John's last CT scan indicated that there was only mixed response to the six cycles of taxol and carboplatin. What's new is there's now a hilum node that is 4 cm in size. If it is allowed to grow any bigger, it will cut off the airway. The MO would like him to get some prophylactic radiation for now. We saw the RO yesterday and radiation will start today. It will be 20 gy and will be for five days. We are lucky in that we could get treatment that quickly and our MO is in charge of drug development at the hospital. She is on the ball with all the new trials that are happening. I must say, though, that at times I feel like I am playing the game of whack-a-mole -- we have just dealt with one thing when another crops up. It just doesn't seem to stop. So, here I go, adjusting the sails once more.