The Rat Results

I read the title to Tom and he stated "Sometimes it's good to be a rat!"

Tom came home today after being in Detroit since Sunday. He had a Bone Density test, MRI, and CAT scan. This morning he met with his doctor to go over the results. The doctor was very pleased with the scans and told Tom that he his bone scan showed that the cancer is stable. The cancer will not shrink in the bone so stabilizing it is the best result. The scans over his soft tissue (lungs and liver) shows that the cancer has shrunk. Dr. Ali talked with Tom about his side effects and determined that Tom will stay on his current dosage again. Tom has some blistering in his feet. He also has numbness in the fingers but Dr. Ali said that as long as it is not effecting his writing then he feels Tom should continue with his medication.

Tom will be back to Detroit on October 19 for a 4 hour visit. Then head back again on November 16. He will have scan sometime in early December. Then on December 16 he go over those scan results at his last visit for the year.

Thank you to all who have prayed over Tom and our family. On Saturday when I was explaining to the kids that Dad would be gone again for more test I was asked some questions. I told Katie and Cody that these scans show how Dad's cancer is doing if it grew or stayed the same. Katie pipped up and said "Or shrinks". I smiled and said, "Yes, that too. But I was afraid to say it out loud. Let's hope that is the case" Today Tom got to tell her that was! It was a great to see her face light up!

God makes a promise-faith believes it, hope anticipates it, patience quietly awaits it.

"But we have the true hope that comes from being made right with God, and by the Spirit we wait eagerly for this hope" Galatians 5:5