Thursday, January 9, 2014

No News Was Good News, but then...Good News!

[BY SUSAN]
Just a brief update to say that Peter called the folks at Philly (pholks at Philly?) who said, among other things, that everything is good to go for treatment-- meaning that their PET/CT scan had not shown anything new or concerning.

In fact, though they said it is hard to compare measurements, the tumor that had doubled in size in 6 months (April to October) apparently has not grown at all (by what was recorded) in the past 2 months.  I assume that a large gain in size would have been noted....so maybe the diet did work!

Peter has a one-way train ticket up to Philadelphia on the 20th, and a host of cousins poised to help him in every way imaginable (thanks Lori, Joel, Janet, and John).  I'll stay here to manage things for a while and then join him around the 1st (driving up), and we'll both gleefully head for home on the 14th.

In the mean time Peter is getting his exercise by cutting wood for next winter and keeping the woodbox near the house full and ready-to-use.  We've gone through quite a bit in this cold spell, but the house has stayed toasty.

And I am running again...using a handy Couch-to-5k app on my phone to re-train my breathing and technique.  A chirpy voice named Constance says, "Let's go!" and, "You're halfway there!" and finally, "Good job!"

I am thankful to Susannah Smith for covering for me at work during this time (she has been a huge support throughout my career at JIP), and to Sarah Campbell and Ted Vaden, leaders of the Johnson Intern Program, for their support.  AND, thanks to the 2012-2013 interns who were in town over the holidays and made an instant party for us out at the farm! 

And to the many horsey/farm friends who've offered coverage for my time away.  Keep your phones by your sides!

Love to all,
Susan

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