Medical Record #3512937 FDG Pet Scan Aug 24 2.20pm

What more can I say today than what is says on Beverley's latest PET scan. I quote:

"Patient was imaged from mid skull to the thighs on a dedicated G DSTE PET-CT machine. Phsiological uptake of the radiopharmaceutical is seen but no focal areas of increased radio-tracer was seen ...indicating the absence of tumor."

"Fabulous result" was the phrase used this morning in the clinic by her transplant physician. Could we ask for more !

Of course there is never a guarantee that in the future she will not encounter further problems, and she is still very vulnerable to infection until her immune system adapts to and accepts the donor transplant cells, but the celebrations in New York tonight are because she is free of cancer for the first time in 2 years !!!! Through your unfailing support, all of you - family and friends- near and far- have helped to make this happen by strengthening and cheering and empowering her when things looked bleak. Thank you all.

Beverley will blog again soon, but I think she can enjoy the couch for one more day. Before she closed her eyes she asked me to include this favourite quotation from Alice in Wonderland which buoyed her up from time to time during her last round of chemotherapy immediately before the transplant:

'There's no use trying,' Alice said. One CAN'T believe impossible things.' "
'I daresay you haven't had much practice,' said the Queen.
'When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day.
Why sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.' "


The Dad

PS In all this excitement I forgot to explain the photos:

Sandra and Daniel Call responded to my appeal for patriotic socks for Beverley to use on her Magneciser. They fit a treat as you can see and Archie is mesmerised by them Thank you Sandra and Daniel.

Back home in Brooklyn you can see Miki cooking up various childhood memories to tempt Berverley's appetite. Today's adolescent 'feast' is tuna noodle casserole and alcohol-rubbed tomato sandwiches. As you can see I am attempting to train Archie to put the dishes in the dishwasher. Unfortunately I have to almost fill the dishwasher with 'Aunt Hezikiah's oatmeal anchovy doggy treats' before I can get him to put more than one plate in there ! Then it takes me 30 minutes to clear the filter !

Finally I thought we should all celebrate with a picture of the two heroes of the past two years looking to a brighter future together.