PET's CAT's and surgery

On a typical Cinco De Mayo, people, mostly in Mexico and the southern United States, would be heading out to their favorite Mexican eatery to enjoy chips, cheese and tacos.

Around the bend

May 5, for me was the day scheduled by the Nova Scotia Health Authority to have a phone call appointment with the surgeon who would share the results of the PET Scan on April 20. He reported that the PET Scan was “less lit up” in the area of the esophagus tumor. This indicated to him that the chemo and radiation therapy did it’s job. He was prepared to schedule surgery except that the PET scan found a small pinpoint that “lit up” in the liver. He commented that this could be something or it could be nothing. He is going to schedule a CAT scan to take a closer, more detailed look at the liver. If the liver is something, some additional chemotherapy may be needed before surgery. The “hurry up” and “wait”, ebb and flow is a great way to practice patience. Those times in life, when we cannot see beyond the next bend in the road are opportunities to appreciate how I am held in the “between and betwixt” time by the loving support of family and friends. Thanks to all.