Carol, I'm so sorry to hear about your father!! We're sending you lots of prayers and vibes. I've asked my aunt and uncle, who are missionaries, to include you in their prayer lists as well. (I don't have much pull upstairs, but they sure seem to!)
Okay -- rather than calling, I just went over to the oncologist's office first thing this morning, and it's a good thing I did. Since they hadn't seen Papa for chemo in a couple of years, he was no longer showing up in their records, and they started to treat him as a new patient, which would have put him 'way down the list for appointment availabilities.
Since I overheard that conversation as they were checking their records, I was able to stop them and say no no no, he was here for a followup a few months ago... so they checked with the head nurse and she confirmed it, and I'm taking Papa in at 2:45 today.
Please please please heaven let there be a solution for him -- at least a time-extending treatment, if not a cure. I thank you all so much for your good thoughts and prayers.