Last Friday the doctors and specialists discussed Rene's condition and all agreed to begin a series of chemo treatments to stave off any advancement of Wegeners. The chemo treatment was experimental and has never been tried with Wegeners. This type of chemo has been proven to work better than conventional chemo therapies against certain types of abnormalities. Rene has experienced complications with past chemo treatments, particularly with his kidneys, but the doctors assured us all that this new chemo should not have a negative impact on his kidneys. Rene handled the chemo treatments like a champ!

Yesterday the doctors decided to take Rene off the ventilator to gauge his response. Rene was able to breathe on his own for about 4 hours. The doctors also administered a CT Scan to compare his condition from the time he was admitted into the hospital up to now. The doctors were discouraged to see that there was little to no change with Rene's lungs since the chemo treatment. Both the breathing and CT Scan procedure, completely exhausted Rene.