Friday, A Day of Mixed Results
Late this afternoon we met with Dr. Thompson and reviewed the results of Wednesday's biopsy. Unfortunately this latest study confirms that Morningstar's cancer has metastasized beyond her lung, making this a Stage IV cancer. This changes the strategy for treatment. The most likely approach will now be chemotherapy alone and the decision to use radiation or not will be put off for now. We will be meeting with the medical oncologist on Tuesday, June 24 to decide on treatment.
This is difficult news, but we remain committed to working just as hard as it takes to get the most out of treatment as possible. Both of us accept the facts, but we are hardly the sort of folks to roll over and accept the consequences without a good fight.
The good news is that we have found some remarkable new friends and a new place to live that will be healing in itself. But I will let Morningstar tell about that part of today's news.
Bob
The first day of summer. I put on the summery cotton dress my friend Melanie had given to me a week ago… “You’ll need something for warmer weather.” At the time she said this it was a cold, wet, and dark spring day. I had my doubts that we would ever see a warm, sunny day. But today arrived with blue skies and sunshine… summer has indeed arrived. And this was the morning we would meet with Hannah, who has offered us her cottage near Lake Padden. As we drove into the tree-shaded driveway, Hannah came out of her house to greet us, enveloping me in a warm hug. We sat in her comfortable living room, with pots of maidenhair fern and angel wing begonias basking in the sunlight that poured through a bank of uncurtained windows. We drank herbal tea and quickly becoming acquainted. Hannah (photo at left) is a nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital. She is a Buddhist, and a yoga instructor… her cottage and gardens reflect that aspect of her life. We easily came to an arrangement and will soon be moving into Hannah’s cottage where I can spend the summer days weeding and caring for the garden. The garden has always been for me a healing and nurturing place. We will see no bears here, but there are deer, squirrels, rabbits, and many birds. Lake Padden is a short walk away with a 2.6-mile trail around the lake. Through the good graces of others we have found a sanctuary to call home while I wage my fight against cancer. Last fall we traveled for two-and-a-half months across Canada and the United States looking for signs of hope (for the state of the world). Hope looks brighter today.
... PLM
This is difficult news, but we remain committed to working just as hard as it takes to get the most out of treatment as possible. Both of us accept the facts, but we are hardly the sort of folks to roll over and accept the consequences without a good fight.
The good news is that we have found some remarkable new friends and a new place to live that will be healing in itself. But I will let Morningstar tell about that part of today's news.
Bob
The first day of summer. I put on the summery cotton dress my friend Melanie had given to me a week ago… “You’ll need something for warmer weather.” At the time she said this it was a cold, wet, and dark spring day. I had my doubts that we would ever see a warm, sunny day. But today arrived with blue skies and sunshine… summer has indeed arrived. And this was the morning we would meet with Hannah, who has offered us her cottage near Lake Padden. As we drove into the tree-shaded driveway, Hannah came out of her house to greet us, enveloping me in a warm hug. We sat in her comfortable living room, with pots of maidenhair fern and angel wing begonias basking in the sunlight that poured through a bank of uncurtained windows. We drank herbal tea and quickly becoming acquainted. Hannah (photo at left) is a nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital. She is a Buddhist, and a yoga instructor… her cottage and gardens reflect that aspect of her life. We easily came to an arrangement and will soon be moving into Hannah’s cottage where I can spend the summer days weeding and caring for the garden. The garden has always been for me a healing and nurturing place. We will see no bears here, but there are deer, squirrels, rabbits, and many birds. Lake Padden is a short walk away with a 2.6-mile trail around the lake. Through the good graces of others we have found a sanctuary to call home while I wage my fight against cancer. Last fall we traveled for two-and-a-half months across Canada and the United States looking for signs of hope (for the state of the world). Hope looks brighter today.... PLM
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