Friday, October 31st

Hello again.

  This morning we drove back to Zanesville for Michele's PET scan. Just to review; a PET scan is where she receives an infusion of radioactive sugar water, then, an hour later they take a scan of her body and the cells that are the quickest to metabolize the sugar show up illuminated. Lymphoma cells are hungry little devils, so they suck up most of the sugar and show up brightly.

  We had some soup at Tim Hortons on the way home, then parked in the living room to rest up. A few minutes ago the Oncology office called to tell us the results of the PET scan. The tumor above her heart did not show up at all! The Lymphoma on her spine is greatly reduced. All in all, this was a great report. It means the treatments are doing what they are supposed to do, and slowly but surely the Lymphoma is being eradicated.

  It's nice to go into the weekend with some good news under our belts. It's also reason to buck up for the treatments that lay ahead, starting Monday. So keep praying and together we'll see this through to the end, because you are an integral part of our journey. Don't forget it. And thanks!

Tim and Michele