Spring is 53 days away and the days are getting longer!

Well I promised an update as things newsworthy happened, so here goes.

Christmas was awesome having my kids home if only for a little while.  New Year was spent on Main street in Daytona Beach with a light jacket......be jealous.  Temps were in the 50s to 60s, which was way better than Wisconsin's single digits.

I have spent many days traveling back and forth for treatment and doctor appointments.  The last was a return for a PET scan to see if the treatments are working.  To say my family was nervous is an understatement.  Nail biting commenced.

I am happy and excited to report that not only is it working but the cancer is decreasing in all areas!!  There is visible and substantial changes in scans from Oct to Jan.  My doc is very happy with the results.

The report is a bunch of gobbledegook, but the one thing understandable is the many times the word decreased is used.  I have added the pictures from the scan in hopes some of you or all of you can see the difference.

In this photo the left was last scan, right new scan.  Looking left at the right lower neck to mid chest you see black spots, those are enlarged cancerous nodes.  In the new scan looking at the same area you don't see them as much.  (the other black is my organs).

In this scan on the left you see a very bright spot in the middle, on the second it is much deminished.

And again the bright spots are gone or much smaller.

And finally, if you look at the pic on the left, there is visible fluid build up on the left side by the ribs.  On the right, it is gone.

So the quick version is, it's decreasing and no organ involvement anywhere.

I have a change to treatment based on my last three months results.  I will continue with the same chemo.  My treatments go from 2 weeks on Thursdays, one week off; to every two weeks on Thursdays, mostly.  I will be getting a neulasta shot every day after chemo to help keep my counts up.  Hopefully the side effects will be tolerable with only a few days down with chemo blahs.

I will also be able to get out in crowds and with more people very soon without great fear of getting sick.  I am going to wait until flu season is almost over....ya sickies.  My next few months will involve; The Price is Right in Milwaukee

with Emily, Florida a little more, Finding Neverland play with Bob and who knows what else.  St Patty's is not far away and I hope to be participating in the festivities.

I will be the smiling one.

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I cannot thank you all enough for your words of 

encouragement and prayers. 

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It. Is. Working.