Last year we planted a Japanese maple for our anniversary. Planting a tree is an act of hope for the future. A year later we got a very good hopeful present for our anniversary. Tom got his first Avastin infusion this morning! We got to return to our home away from home Providence St. Vincent and we had a lovely nurse that took great care of Tom. With labs and the infusion we spend about two hours there but they do have snacks! So far he is feeling good! Hopefully the treatment will start helping Tom’s swelling and give him some more energy. We will also be able to wean him back off the steroids. The plan is to do one more infusion and then another PET MRI and 1-3 infusions after that. 

We replanned our anniversary weekend to a nearby staycation after some rescheduling of Tom’s PET MRIs by OHSU. We’re hoping to turn off our phones and relax and unwind with no medical providers or estate business. OHSU however continues to want to insert themselves into our plans by refusing to book Tom’s next scan until another one of their reviews. Likely Friday. If someone can talk Phil Knight into buying a PET MRI for Providence that would be another amazing anniversary gift so we could be done with their shenanigans and fulfill our new dream of living at Providence full time. After all, they do have good snacks 😉