Good news!

I feel like I am on cloud 9. I have been a bit giddy the past two days. Yesterday Mike had his follow up to the recent PET/CT scan appointment with his oncologist. The news was good! Everything looked normal and he doesn't have to go back for another scan for 6 months! We were both so happy, we came home, walked the boys and then went to Osaka for Sushi. We capped the celebration off with the first episode of season 3 of Lost. No matter how long in between, or how good the scans turned out the last time, each appointment wracks the nerves.

We always stop and chat with the nurses when we are there. One nurse introduced us to this couple, and both Mike and I thought we were looking in the mirror(they were even sitting in our favorite corner, the one most private and cozy with a table to play games on...). M, the wife, was 31 and A, the husband and patient, was 33. He had been diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer, so he had a major surgery and then into cancer treatment. We had the most intimate conversation with this couple, these people we just met. We talked about how scary the situation is, how it changed our perspectives on life, and the certain and uncertain future. The more days I spend on this earth, the more my heart opens up to the struggles people have...but it is also exposed to the joyousness of life as well!