1-26-16 update

We found out last night that the Cancer is also present in Drew's bone marrow which makes his cancer stage 4. Due to this he will need a lot stronger chemotherapy and it will take longer to cure him. There will be a combination of several things including chemotherapy, bone marrow transplant, surgery, and probably radiation. They are going to start chemotherapy this afternoon and we know Drew will be hospitalized for at least the next two weeks. They are very confident that after this first round of chemotherapy the tumor will shrink and he will start to feel relief. They are giving him medicine to hopefully reduce the side effects on his body but it will probably be a long week for him. We are taking one day at a time and looking forward to small victories as we start treatment less than one week after we found out. Molly is staying in Ames with Jim and Deb until this weekend. Thank you for all your prayers and support!