Update from Sister Sylvie

Hi everyone -- it's Sylvie blogging for Guy.

His "official" chemo treatments started Thursday, June 4th. Amazingly, Guy didn't have any of the typical side effects like nausea or lack of taste-buds! The treatment lasted 1-1/2 hours and he goes every two weeks. The next treatment will be an hour and the one after that 30 minutes(this is what I remember from our conversation!!). The highlight of this chemo session was the milkshake he was told to drink after the treatment. You would've thought he was on Survivor and won a reward challenge! Apparently, tumors attract sugar and they tell you to drink the milkshake so that the chemo goes to the tumor quicker!!! AMAZING science. He continues with the radiation treatments.

He has totally changed his eating habits after reading a book that shows you how to eat to get rid of cancer! He takes long walks on a daily basis and has started doing yoga to clear his mind. His attitude has been extremely positive -- that is until last week!! The straw that broke the camel's back came last week when Guy started feeling pain in his lower back. He went to the chiropractor thinking it was muscle related. But nooooooooo -- that would be too easy! It's actually a cyst that has formed and so he has to have it surgically removed. He's taking medicine to help get rid of the infection -- we'll see how it goes over the next week or so. Guy says it's the evil coming out of him -- and after growing up with him, I'd have to agree (LOL! I still love you bro!). All of your good wishes, positive thoughts and prayers have helped him and the family tremendously -- keep them coming.

Before I end this post, I want to mention that Guy is surrounded by real angels. One in particular is his good friend, Steve (Mouse) Meltzer. Mouse has arranged to have some chores done for the next 6 months for Guy and Kim. He is personally cutting the grass each Friday for Guy. He has arranged for Guy's pool to be cleaned for the next 6 months, and he has arranged for their house to be cleaned for the next 6 months. He reached out to their closest friends for all of this to happen. How amazing is he?! Friendships like this are hard to find -- !! Thanks, Mouse, for making all of this happen for Guy and Kim.

That's it for now -- we'll add more news later.