THE BEST NEWS YET

hospital kiss,
originally uploaded by gail on the web.

The oncologist examined the results of the battery of tests they performed on David yesterday to determine whether the cancer had spread. Containment makes all the difference in the world right now.

David reported a little while ago that his brain scans and bone scans came back clear, and he will probably be released tomorrow instead of Saturday (yet to be confirmed).

This is a huge, huge relief.

They will continue with the chemo and radiation to shrink the tumour in his lung on an outpatient basis. The doc says with chemo, the tumour should "melt like butter".