Jennefer's great news!

Snow is starting here... it was kinda nice to have cold moist weather today. Sort of sets the tone for a day of medical appointments. At 5:45am, Mandy and I walked a couple of miles around the Swedish medical center complex, and enjoyed our rare experience of seeing the sunrise, while Jennefer got her long awaited follow-up PET scan. Then at 1:30, we were back, and they let me go in with her, to talk to her doctor about the results of the scan. 

The doctor read her scan results, looked down her throat, and said...

* It looks good down there!

* No sign of a tumor!

* Looks completely resolved!

* Beautiful response!

...all of those things are awesome to hear! 

Now she needs to keep focusing on her body’s recovery as best she can, pushing herself to eat and drink more than is comfortable. Her throat still has a hard time swallowing food, but that should improve some over time. The radiation also killed a bunch of saliva glands, and the remaining ones may recover over the next 18 months. It’ll be a long road, but good news helps a lot!