Tom had his MRI yesterday and it was not any better. The area had increased slightly . The good news is it doesn’t appear to be developing new blood vessels indicative of tumor. Also the two spots on the other hemisphere that appeared on his last scan may be slightly better. Everyone still believes it is effects from his treatment. We don’t want to do more steroids because the inflammation is his immune response and it is doing what it is supposed to, so unless he has bad headaches or severe balance issues again we will skip the steroids. We are going to meet with his surgeon next week, the day after my surgery to get his opinion. Tom’s oncologist recommends we get another MRI, potentially the same day as his PET MRI in early June, or as close to that one as possible. He said if the area has gotten larger at that point, THEN we should worry. He also suggested if it is worse we go in for a full craniotomy and resection of the area. The issue is, the pathology could just reveal that it is old dead tumor we burned in August and not give us the info we need. Neither Tom or I are excited with this option and Tom really does not want another surgery under those circumstances. So we will also start seeking a second opinion…. The plan is also to start his chemo next Wednesday. He has no symptoms, he is feeling good right now, riding a lot and wants to race this weekend. 

I  am on track for my surgery on Tuesday but am still waiting on my genetic results. If I have the breast cáncer genes we will cancel my surgery and plan for the double mastectomy. Results are expected by Friday so it will be down to the wire. I taught my last classes the last two nights and am lifted up by all the love snd support. Dancing as much as I can before I have to stop for four weeks.

So we wait… for both of us. Still riding, still dancing, still praying.