“Today is a good day” that’s how PA and friend Katharine Lord started out the phone call to me this morning. Followed by, your PET scan is all clear. WHAT?!! I am incredulous really at this news as it was not what I expected. I was expecting good news, as in the cancer is localized to the liver or something like that but not at all did I think there would be no metabolic activity. No detectable cancer.
WOW. I have been trying to take that in all day. What does it mean? I’m not entirely sure yet. I will go to Houston (Baylor) on Monday the 15th to get the CT and MRI scan and then meet with surgeon Dr. Curley on Tuesday to discuss surgery. I am assuming he will still want to do surgery. Let’s get whatever we can out, right?
Really I have no idea what is going on. I am sort of in shock and thinking well this is really lovey. I am feeling like I am not in the clear yet BUT I am a whole lot closer.
I KNOW all of you have been a huge part of my success so far. Your prayers, light, and LOVE have been swirling around me. Thank you for holding me with such grace and please don’t let go, I still need you.
I am happy, really happy. I know this day is a sad one for so many people and it is synonymous with loss. It is a day that changed so many lives in a negative way. I am so grateful that I can look at this day with different eyes and see a loss (cancer) that has changed a life (mine) in a positive way.
I think I need to sit with all this and reflect some more on what it all means. As I do this I will have a smile on my face because today is a good day.
Nite Nite,
xoxo
Hilary