Clark saw his oncologist tonight (his appointment was at 4:30pm and at 5:50 pm Clark still had not seen him-one of my issues with the oncologist).
Clark's report is good. He has a PET scan in June and that is when he will see his ocolognist again. HOWEVER, he is not considered "in remission" until he completely cancer free for 5 years. The doctor was not sure if the "spot" was scar tissue but there was nothing new and the blood tests are consistent with that. The PET scan in June should detect anything abnormal.
Clark's immune system will be comprised due to the chemo and radiation for months and possibly years. Which sucks when you have a three year old, who as Papa calls a "germ fest."
I keep thinking to myself 5 years is a long time. Emma will be 8 years old and we will at that point be married 18 years. It is 1,825 days or 43,800 hours. It is a long time. A long time that I will have to lean on God and pray that someday we can say that "Clark is remission".
This is GREAT news! Good luck with the next appointment in June.
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