Thursday, December 10, 2009

Christmas came early

Do not fret! Santa did not come down my chimney before any of yours. However, I did get a few of great presents early.

Last weekend, two of my dearest out-of-state friends, Miss. Emily B and Miss. Josie, flew out to AZ for a fantastic weekend. Throughout this whole experience, both of them have been so overwhelmingly supportive. They are wonderful friends, and I am so thankful to have them in my life.

This weekend, my dad came into town from Indiana to experience my chemotherapy treatment visit, and of course see me. I'm sure he didn't mind the warmer AZ weather either.

And finally, the most important health present was a report. Last week, I had to get a PET scan to determine how my tumors were responding to cancer. I got a very rare report that after only 5 chemotherapy treatments, my tumors have stopped growing, started reducing in size, and my previously active cancer cells are ALL stunned/killed! This is called a "negative PET" which is the best present that my friends, family, and I could receive this Christmas. Almost as great was my oncologist's facial expression when he heard about the negative report...priceless!

So Merry Christmas to all, and I hope for each one of you a happy holiday season and a new year filled with health and happiness.

10 comments :

Miss E said...

YAY YAY and YAYAYAYAY! xoxo

Love Lace said...

YAY!!!!!!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS!!!!!

Madison Sanders said...

Woo hoo!! That is awesome news!

Sweet Simplicity said...

That is fantastic news! Merry Christmas!

Emily Hester said...

Cyring at my desk, even though I got to hear this amazing news in person! Love you and so glad we got to see you. You're amazing BB. Miss B loves you!

SassyCassie said...

That's awesome! I'm so glad your treatment is going that well!

Army Mom said...

Ah-mazing and much welcomed news!

Congratulations on Beating this cancer down!

Josie said...

Love it, love you!!!!
So happy we got to have a fun girls weekend and even better news about the PET scan! :)

Anonymous said...

hi sara cate- you don't know me but i have been following your blog after reading about it on another person's blog. i am so glad to hear about your positive report! stay strong and positive!

Mrs. Dawkter said...

What fabulous news! Congrats!

 

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