Happy Every After

I must say that the last comment really got me thinking....somebody from the UK looked at the site (and read the postings of the last almost 5 years) wow, now I'm impressed. People have told me that I do a good job and a few have joked that I should write a book. I figure this is my book: a book about our lives with Cancer. I found a status page in the blog site and found that people from China, Japan, Netherlands, etc. have viewed this site. I do realize that anybody can read it but I am humbled that many people from all over the world are. I understand people are reaching out and looking for answers, feel good stories, and hope. I wish this was like a fairy tale that ended with a Happy Ever After.

Tom was back in Detroit earlier this month for his tests and results. Tom broke up the tests a little so that I could go with him on a Sunday morning for his MRI. It was a beautiful sunny winter day with clear roads. I drove there and most of the way back grateful that we had such a mild winter thus far. Then Tom and his sister went back for another day of test and stayed over for the results and blood work. Tom did not see Dr. Ali this time. The doctor he saw told him that his scans were once again stable. He also told Tom that he had to deal with these nasty side effects as the drug is keeping his cancer at bay. I know that Tom appreciated hearing this even though it is not exactly what he would like to hear.

Tom has been slowly feeling the effects he felt last December before going off the treatment. It is hard to see him slip back into this pattern. He is trying to act like it's not that big of a deal, but after 22 years of marriage he can't hide it from me. I am starting to constantly ask him again how he feels and he smiles and say "Wonderful" so I tell him, "Me too"

February is also our babies birthday and on her special day was her last "Daddy/Daughter dance" that the school sponsors. I think they had a good night together and Tom said that she did not leave his side much. They danced a lot and then went out for dinner. I was so glad that they had this time together, special memories that will last a lifetime.

Back to the Happily Ever After; well to no one's surprise I believe we can have that in the next life. Hebrews 13:14 "For this world is not our home; we are looking forward to our everlasting home in heaven."
Amen