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Nick is not doing well at all. His interleukin-2 treatment didn't work. The Melanoma has spread throughout Nick's spine and is in both lungs. It has also spread throughout his skeletal system and throughout the lymph nodes. The doctors did radiation on Nick last week hoping that it would reduce the pain in Nick's back and lessen the bleeding from a ( Read more... )

Thanks to everyone who offered to help us with our wedding by donating or loaning us decorations and the like. Also, thanks to everyone for their phone calls, emails, and thoughts and prayers during this difficul ttime. Nick is doing well. H will be starting treatment with a trial of the drug YM155. This drug inhibits the chemical survivin in ( Read more... )

Oh my god, it is stage 4 melanoma. I am so shocked and devastated. This is the highest stage of the cancer. He has tumors in his back, spine and two spots on his lungs. I cannot believe this. I don't know what else to write.