Wednesday morning at my brother’s house in Oakland started
with a nice fresh cup of coffee and kisses [and white dogs hairs all over my
black clothes] from Emma. I don’t think
I will ever plan on what to wear. I get
up and my style demon says “Black!” I
have a reputation [ask the Walters] of wearing a white shirt whenever we have
ribs or something with marinara sauce… anything that can stain. I am feeling quite normal today, even after
some indulgence last night. Two dear
friends from long ago came over for pizza and reminiscences. Our dinner was accented with several wines
and artisanal brews and capped with a little moonshine [ARK: the gift that
keeps on giving].
My appointment with Dr. Mannis was very upbeat and
encouraging. My blood-work was everything he’d hoped for and we
discussed the remaining protocol. I have
a PET scan on the 1st of October that, he feels, will show that the
bulky disease in my abdomen is virtually invisible [I suspect there will still
be some but I am stoked] and the others will have gone the way of the neck
lump. I forgot to ask about my spleen.
Next time.
The treatment was the same and I slept through it all. My next session is 10/11 October and then 6/7
November. That may be it for some
time! If all goes as planned then I will
be screened in 4 to 6 weeks spacing further apart as will allow to keep track
of any recurrence. More tomorrow.
1 comment:
That is great news Mike!
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