Baring any unanticipated digestion problems, Kevin will be realeased tomorrow. We plan to stay Sunday night in DC (to avoid weekend traffic back into NY). We will head home Monday. Yippee!!
Kevin's biggest struggle now is getting strength and appetite back. He's really doing well overall, though. Thursday we walked out to the lovely hospital courtyard and sat in the sun, and yesterday we strolled the hospital corridors for about 20 minutes.
Dr. S. consulted with us yesterday. He recommends no more chemo. Regular blood tests and CT scans will be used for early detection of any recurrence, but Drs. are optimistic that they got it all. We are praying that any further dealings with this disease will be as support for others who are struglling with it.
If I were one to cry for joy, there would have been streams running down my face yesterday as I read Dr. Sugarbaker's consultation report, which summarized our ten-month battle with cancer and PMP. It has been a miraculous journey. I am humbled by all the prayers, words of comfort and acts of kindness from so many who really care. I don't even know how to fully take in the many, many signs that the G-d of heaven and earth divinely intervened on our behalf.
I still don't know why bad things happen to good people (and I don't really trust anyone who thinks they have an iron-clad answer to that one) except that somehow the "bad" things either bring out the best or the worst in people. We are so blessed to have so many people in our lives whose wonderful qualities of compassion, strength, selfless service, etc., etc. illuminated our lives during what otherwise would have been a very dark nine months.
We've met wonderful people in the PMP/appendix cancer community who would not otherwise be in our lives. We will continue to pray for individual s and families who struggle with this disease, as well as for breakthroughs in diagnosing and treating it.
Roni
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