I have come to some conclusions...
I'm a big fan of Steve Martin. Not only is he a talented comedian, he's also a gifted musician. One of my favorite skits he performed on Saturday Niggt Live was entitle "How to Make A Million Dollars and Not Pay Any Taxes". The best part was right at the beginning: "First, become a millionaire." If only it were that simple...
My cancer related conclusions are on a similar track. You know what the best way to survive Cancer is? Don't get cancer. Your second best option? Be cured from cancer. I'm shooting for the second on that list seeing how I screwed up number one... So far, I'm doing pretty good. I met with the oncologist last Thursday. he says everything is going better than planned. My blood work comes
Back totally normal as if I never had cancer to begin with! The tumor onu
Colon continues to shrink, and it's time for it to go... I meet with the surgeon soon to discuss the details. I'm told that it should be some time in late March or early April. If everything looks good at that, that's the end of this adventure for now. I transition to the three month checkup phase...
The way I see it, when they remove the port from my chest, that's when they feel it's not coming back anytime soon. That's when I will finally exhale. I hate that stupid thing! It's uncomfortable, it is conspicuous, and somewhat awkward. I suppose it shouldn't matter as much as I make it seem... My day of going shirtless at the beach are over regardless. The scar on my chest/stomach are bad enough, the lump from my port is nothing by comparison, but nevertheless, I really want it gone. I guess it's the symbolic nature of it.
I started lifting weights a bit. (This was ANOTHER gift from awesome people we know) I couldn't bench 100lbs when I tried... That was a bit demoralizing! I could do reps of 50 without too much trouble. Hard to believe how much you can lose in such a short period of time... I started chemo in February 2014. One year, and I have the stamina of an eighty year old!
Regardless, things are going really well. I'm making better progress that should be expected, calvin is still getting better at hockey, Andrea is in the learn to skate hockey program, getting pretty good. Abigail had a great swim season. We had her awards night banquet this evening. I look forward to many years of chaotic nights trying to figure out how to get three kids to three different events in three different places...
On a different note, look up James 4:17 in a bible sometime. I think I'm going to adopt this verse as my own personal crusade. God didn't put us here to look pretty (I'm in big trouble if that's the case) or to just sit around and wish that things were better. "Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth [it] not, to him it is sin."
Think about that verse for a while....
