The treatment yesterday was apparently completely successful. Terence suffered no immediate ill effects and was able to spend the night at home rather than in the hospital. Due to the kindness of friends, T and Christy have an apartment to stay in here, and can easily reach the hospital. Given the options it seems to make the most sense to remain in Honolulu for the treatments. He will be able to spend weekends on the Big Island if he feels up for it.
Spirits are high here, as is hope and even joy.
This may be the last, or nearly the last, of these somewhat irregular emailed bulletins. There should be something posted there within the next 48 hours, and there will be regular updates after that. Also, we are trying to implement a slightly less chaotic process of gathering information and evaluating suggestions for treatments. In this connection, we must be very concerned that any alternative treatments chosen for Terence do not preclude him from eligibility for other treatments, some of which are part of experimental protocols. The qualification criteria to get a patient into certain protocols are sometimes quite strict, and depend on previous treatments, what medications they have received, etc.