Remission

Tim's parents and us with Dr. G, over half of us holding up Victory signs!

Tim is officially in remission! We went to the doctor today to get the results of the PET and CT scans from this week and Dr. G said that the PET scan was completely clear, including the spots on his pelvis and ribs, and that Tim is in full remission. He also said that he doesn't think that the cancer will return and that we will hopefully be done with it for good. We are all so very, very happy. Thank you everyone for your kind words and supportive thoughts and prayers. This ordeal has been made so much easier because of family and friends. For getting us a car, attending appointments with us, sending care packages, being there to talk, thinking of and praying for us and so many, many other things, we are grateful to a point where it's difficult to express. Thank you.

The future... Tim and I are done with our semesters and we're looking forward to spending time with family next week and friends throughout the break. Tim is finished with his graduate degree, so he is going to be looking for a full-time job very soon. I'm finished with my job at the publishing company on the 30th and should start student teaching for my special education degree in January. If all goes as planned, I'll be done with grad school and ready for my own classroom next year. Somewhere in there we have to make up the wedding, but we'll figure that out as we go. It's so nice to be making near-future plans again!

Tim still has a couple of spinal chemotherapy treatments left and I'll update this periodically as he continues on the remission path. We're looking at 3 month scans for a while and then they'll be tapered off to every 6 months, yearly, etc. Thanks again, everyone, and we wish you all a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year!!!