Good news at least from my perspective. October and November bloodwork were good as well as my November MRI and CT scan. Seems a little pessimistic but tend to think of no growth or spreading of the cancer as the absence of bad news. Any shrinkage no matter how minute would be good news and of course - no signs of the cancer would be phenomenal news. Anyway entering the holidays on a bright note.

My oncologist, Dr Kim has on several occasions mentioned that clients with my cancer are still around after 5-7 years. I have said before I want to hear about the 15-20 year guys. But we are all terminal and in the words of Janis Joplin - tomorrow never comes. I feel a bit like I have a bit of a - Best if Used By Date stamp. I have searched every bit of my body with a magnifying glass but cannot find the stamp anywhere. So who knows………..

Mela and I plan to live the next “five to 7 years” to the fullest for lack of a better word but certainly no intention of giving up at any point in time. After all what would you do without my missives to read? So I needed a plan. Some sense of vision or future to picture. Mela and I were married in August of 2013. So my plan is to see our 25th wedding anniversary in 2038. What a party it will be. Everyones invited. There you have it. Just over 12 and a half years to go. See you then.

Wednesday, November 5 when I got my immunotherapy infusion I noticed the pictured coloring book on the table in the lobby. Brought a chuckle. Apparently a patient had brought it in. I have always kept my therapy pretty PG so I will spare you a sample of the inside of the book. Lets just say the language was ‘colorful’. But certainly a sense of honesty to it given what people at the center are going through.

Be Kind, Be Humble, Stay Strong & God Bless!