Week #1 in Vienna

Well, we made it to Vienna with no hitches last Friday.  Our apartment is cozy for 5 of us, but in a convenient location (close to transit and more importantly, a mall!).  We are mostly over our jetlag and have done a bit of exploring, getting well-acquainted with the subway system.  I met Dr. Kleef on Monday and started daily treatment right away with hyperthermia (local and whole-body, vitamin C IV's, site-specific immunotherapy for bone and liver using Staph A and E Coli inactive bacterial vaccines, IV bisphosphonate, artesunate, and ionized oxygen...you may want to google each one of these with the word "cancer" to find out more info).  My blood and tumour sample have been sent to a lab in Germany to find out which kind of low-dose chemotherapy will likely have the biggest effect on killing my specific cancer cells.  The results should be available early next week.  Overall, I'm pleased to be taking advantage of so many of the treatments I read about in the Moss Report, and it's a nice treat to get them all in one place rather than trying to juggle many different practitioners.  I haven't felt any effects yet, but it's too soon to tell.

Alexis turned 9 on Tuesday!  She and Will picked out some Viennese cake along with pizza (of course!) to celebrate.  While I was at the clinic, they went to the zoo.  Unfortunately, most of the animals were tucked away for the winter, so they went to a fancy hotel lobby to do the daily routine of home-schooling, which is going well.

My Mom and Dad are enjoying long walks to explore different parts of the city, as well as trying out the local coffees and wines.  I ordered wiener schnitzel for lunch today...tasty but likely not high on the "anti-cancer" diet!  Will has gone out running a bit, which is how he likes to check out new places.  All in all, we're settling in.

Check back next week...God bless you all in the meantime,

Shawna