At Rusty's request, we are continuing to do our scheduled jewelry travel and shows, so prior to our Houston visit on Monday and Tuesday, we were in Hallettsville (about three hours from Corpus) for the February Hallettsville Market Day.  Hallettsville is now the third largest Market Day in Texas, after Canton and Wimberley, and they have a great RV Park right on the grounds!  Good sales and good time.

From Hallettsville we went directly over to Houston for routine appointments at MDAnderson.  The tumor mass in Rusty's leg has shrunk so that it is no longer palpable, so the team believes that the new chemo is being effective.  There is however, a new tumor mass in Rusty's upper back.  They will keep a close eye on the new mass, and are hoping that it too will respond to the new chemo, which includes an immunotherapy component.

Rusty had his chemo and immunotherapy infusion Tuesday afternoon.  It is a rather lengthy procedure because he also receives an anti-nausea infusion and each drug has to be given individually...they cannot given at the same time....Rusty usually sleeps through the infusions and I knit, read or walk the halls visiting gift shops.  These drugs really knock Rusty for a loop...he is very fatigued for the first week after infusion, and has little energy or motivation.  Red blood count dips low and blood transfusion may be necessary.  This was the third of four of these treatments.  He has been fortunate that, thus far, energy depletion has been his most serious side effect.

We left Houston Wednesday morning and came over to Bulverde, just north of San Antonio in the hill country.  On Saturday, I have a metalsmithing Master's Class here with a nationally known metal stamp artist.  We are in a rustic RV Park where we hope to have some R and R for a couple of days.

We plan to be back in Houston in three weeks...just in time for the throngs of folks in town for the Houston Rodeo.  Please know how much we appreciate your concern and support.