Tuesday, September 20: Day 27

Things seemed encouraging today. The PA referred to Ron as a "responder" meaning he gets good results from any treatment. He would laugh at this, but it goes back to the fact he is in good health. He was always active and only took a daily vitamin pill. Tomorrow he will have his first "light treatment" called extrcorporeal photospheres. (ECP) It will take most of the morning. This treatment will be once a week for 6 weeks and then at less frequent intervals. It is in combination with Embrel , and together they combat GVHD. His symptoms of GVHD of the skin and gut are lessening at a good rate. He has added rice, bananas, noodles, and scrambled eggs to his liquid diet. We are moving forward.