No my late gift was not the bottle of scotch. I had to buy that for myself. Today I got the results of my latest PET scan which was done on the 23rd and it was great news. 100% normal and NED. You prepare yourself for whatever news may come and I was prepared for whatever but was of course hoping for good news. My oncologist was very pleased and said he didn’t want to see me again for 6 months. That seems like forever considering last January I was seeing him 5 days a week while getting Interferon treatments. My blood work looked good and all my levels have all returned to normal. My life is slowing coming back to me I think. As of February 1st my time on the project I am working on is up and I will be off the road and back to my old job. It will be a big adjustment to not be traveling anymore. As much as I complained about it I think I will miss the excitement and challenge of being on the project. That and being able to visit NYC. I also will really miss my new friends that I have met these last two years. The bad news from the visit today came when I stepped on the scale. If I was playing strong safety for the Chiefs I would be about the correct weight. Unfortunately I am not so I have some work to do. Well I am going to go crack the seal on the Macallans and enjoy a cocktail. I don’t know that I will ever consider myself a cancer survivor or not. I currently cringe at that title for some reason. I always just think of myself as a guy somewhere between my last clean scan and my next unknown one. Today I got six more months of peace and I will take it. Thanks again to my family for their unconditional love and support. I love giving you guys good news and really appreciated all the e-mails and text messages today.
Paul
