Sunday, August 28
I awoke this morning rested and excited for a new day – a grand feeling! The energy carried me through a great morning weight work out, various fix it tasks and an afternoon of cooking. I had a fun and relaxing day.
Tomorrow morning, Laurie and I go to OHSU in Portland. I am scheduled for a bone scan and CT scan to determine how the tumor cells have responded to the last 20 weeks of treatment. The following morning my oncologist, Dr Beer, will explain the test results as we ask questions. Most importantly he will prescribe the next phase of treatment. Hopefully the tumor burden has been significantly lessened and the new prescription will be considerably less invasive.
We are optimistic and I am more than ready to commence a treatment regime, which would be easier on my body (eg. no chemotherapy). However, we are anxious. After all who knows what the scans will reveal. We do know this disease is a tenacious one. A disease for which western medicine really does not have a cure. So even the best news from tomorrow’s tests could still leave much to be desired.
I feel like the starting point guard on my high school basketball team before the state tournament. I know I’ve practice hard, prepared and am as ready as I can be, but still quite nervous and anxious. Put another way, I feel like I am sitting for my graduate school comprehensive exams. I’ve prepared as best I could and am confident, yet who knows how it will actually unfold.
Off to bed I go with the mantra I’ve adopted for this journey:
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst………..
Finally, I want to acknowledge once again the impressive, powerful, consistent, positive support (thoughts, words, deeds, cards and prayers) we’ve received from all of you. Your support means to world to us.
Thank You from the bottom of our hearts!
Good luck dude!
You and Laurie are in my thoughts today, as you are everyday. I have enjoyed reading your blogs of the last two weeks, and was so very happy to have been a part of some of your memories….I miss my cribbage player!
Hope your appointment on Monday went well my Friend!! I think of you often and our prayers and thoughts are always with you!
M&L: Whatever the results are today we are with ya for whatever the next phase will be. Proud to be a part of the growing number of supporters & admirers on this crazy, Topsy-turvy cancer march.
La Familia
dear mike, we are with you all the way. love norene and lloyd