Went down to the Western General Hospital last Thursday to meet with Prof. Gibbs who gave us some not very good news.

The results of the latest CT scan show that the tumors in my liver have grown by approx. 1cm. This means I now come off the clinical trial. I have been referred back to Bendigo Oncology for further chemotherapy.

Marg and I felt pretty flat driving home. Although we expected this news, we were hoping it would be further into the future.

My prognosis now is 6-9 months. Prof. Gibbs did say that a combination of some new drugs plus Irinatekin (chemo) have helped some people in terms of extending life.

I am almost certain that I do not want to take part in any more chemo given it's debilitating effect. I am thinking that perhaps now is the time to continue to live every day as fully and creatively as I can and await my destiny.

Over the last 12 months my body has been assaulted by various drugs. I'm feeling like I can regain some dignity now in allowing my body to recover for a short while.

While I have been enjoying writing my biography and uploading photographs (thanks to Marg's comptuer skills) I feel more of a pressing need to try to get it finished.

Love and best wishes to you all.
Ray