Saturday...Late....April 13th, 2008

Tidbits........

When Linda and I were in the Oncologist's office waiting for his arrival and the "news" from the tests.....the Oncologist rushed in and said"where's the book?".....we said "what book?"....he said "the bird book"...which was nowhere to be found in the room...he rushed out and on his way out...over his shoulder said "the scan was fine". the Oncologist is an ornithologist ("bird lover") by hobby and was identifying a bird for someone in another area of the building. Soon he returned to be a bit more specific about the scan!....

The Xrays every 4 months are to continue to monitor the shrinking of the original tumor mases (2) in the left lung which have reduced in size significantly after being radiated numerous times and then hit with an assortment of chemotherapy.....

The Oncologist says if anything shows up in a part of the body..whether it be in 6 months, 9 months or a year or whatever, whenever it is found, the treatment is the same..so no need to check for a year....of course Linda and I believe there will be nothing "showing up"....

Linda was a bit more tired today..still that fatigue factor....tomorrow we are "lying low" as the Long Beach Grand Prix trip is fastly approaching.....

Today I skiied at the ski area near us....Hoodoo....I patrolled there many years ago....there was a patroller ceremony to honor the Patrol Director who had passed away at a young age...the ceremony was very symbolic and moving. A sled with his ski gear and pack was skiied down between two rows of patrollers on the mountain. Then patrollers stepped forward with words about what this individual meant to them. Again, I was reminded of how fragile life is and the importance to remain in the present and be "current" with those around you.

It took me an hour to find all my ski gear as it has been a while since I've been on the slopes.....and on the hill, it all came back to me (pretty much anyway).

Dave