New York New york!

Today I am in Hope Lodge, a wonderful place where cancer patients and caregivers can stay while they deal with the issues of their treatment far from home. It is run by the American Cancer Society. If any of my readers feel generaous, this is a good cause to donate to. This Hope Lodge has made a very significant different in my care and treatment.

Now, on to what my readers want to know. I am out of the hospital with a prognosis of no more cancer, no more treatments, no chemo, no radiation. They were able to remove all of the cancer and no follow up is necessary. From terminal cancer patient for 11 months to cancer survivor with no further treatment necessary in one operation. Actually one major and one minor operation, but who is quibblling? Death left me note a few days ago, he was disappointed when he left.

The hospital stay and what went on there will be described later on when I feel better and can type for a very long time. Just let it go at I learned and experienced an incredible amount while in the hiospital. I was in there for 10 days. An experience I would wish only on the most interpid explorer.

For you gory or mobid people out there I have a 14 inch scar forming across my chest just below my rib cage. They had to leave the incision open because of a minor infection that required removing all the staples and letting the wound slowly close on its own. It is quite the experience to see yourself laid open like that.

I expect I will be closing this blog in a while as the story has pretty much ended. I will be adding details about the end of my saga as my strength improves. I have quite a story about my hospital stay to add before I close this self indulgent story out.

For right now, just know that even when there is no hope left, event the best can still happen. I will return to Texas next week a new man, cancer free and looking to live a better life.