Woody Allen said "If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” In hindsight our plan wasn't overly ambitious, however the expected relaxation never materialized ... in its stead was a long, miserable hospital stay. Raina struggled with vomiting and other unpleasant side effects of the various chemo agents for most all the days since wrapping up round three. We are just now seeing her start to rebound ... just in time to pack up and head out for a long stretch of focused radiation therapy. We were powerfully bitter today about the lack of downtime and sleep, right up until today's MRI revealed that the tumor has shrank another 50% since Raina's last scan! ... Razzle-dazzle! Queue the party music!
The oncology team is quick to remind us that the real danger is that the cancer is likely to recur after we beat it down with chemo and radiation in the months ahead. However, we have gotten used to the notion that we will be living in the space between MRIs for the rest of Raina's life and so are perfectly happy to declare this a major victory for the short-term.
