Signing on the dotted line......

After arriving at MD Anderson at 7:15am, Dale signed his consent forms after meeting with two clinical research nurses, Mary and Cheryl. We had a very informative Q&A session and then headed down to the Diagnostic Center for Dale's bloodwork, EKG and chest Xray. After a few minutes there, we retired to the Hospitality area for coffee and breakfast.

At 10:30am we met Dr. Daniel Karp. A straight-to-the-point, humorless doctor who chairs the Clinical Study. He did a pretty complete physical exam and then answered more questions.

Mary and Cheryl went over Chemotherapy training and answered more questions. About this time, everyone's eyes glazed over from the mounds and mounds of information! We were out of MD Anderson by noon and headed home to Pearland for a yummy lunch.

Dale doesn't have to go back tomorrow, he got most of his chemo training today. The remainder will be given during his first treatment. He does however, have to go back this evening for a Cat Scan!

Dale's second Chemo treatment will be on Oct. 12th.