November 3rd marked a year since I started treatment. Can you believe it ? November is also Lung Cancer Awareness month. More on that later. This morning we met with Dr Mackler and my case study co-ordinator, Ann Novak for last week's CAT scan results. As Joann told Paul afterwards , "I'm not calling from the Chevy dealer" so yes, the news was once again good. Thank you GOD. The larger mass that caused all this ruckus and last classified as near scar tissue has shrunk even more and the other that mysteriously disappeared in last August's scan is still MIA. Next February's scheduled scan has been pushed back to May because, 1. they feel I don't need it again so soon and 2. to give my kidneys a break from the contrast solutions that play hell with them.And that pretty much says it all, other than I feel great and pushing a wheelbarrell full of acorns with a cute hitchhiker aboard didn't wind me a bit last weekend up in Port Austin.
Jo and I were invited to and attended the first annual National Shine a Light on Lung Cancer vigil at St Joe's in Ann Arbor on November 4th, one of 100 simultaneous meetings held across the country and the brainchild of the Lung Cancer Alliance, a grass roots effort initiated by Oncology professionals to bring lung cancer treatments into the 21st century (the program I was in), provide support for patients, families and caregivers and increase federal research dollars, especially for the early detection of lung cancer, which surprisingly, there currently is none. I'm glad Jo talked me into going. Terrific program presented by the cancer team at St Joe's and by now you must know how I feel about those people.
If you're interested, log onto http://www.lungcanceralliance.org/ It's a wealth of information, WILL cause you to quit smoking and debunks the many myths about cancer that we all should be aware of....and don't forget to sing in the lifeboat.
LIVESTRONG
Ken
