"As a cancer patient, there are so many days that change the course of your life. Those changes usually aren't very smooth. They're more like those sharp turns on a roller coaster, the ones that whip your neck around. The first day of chemo? That's a huge change. I don't think your body ever quite recovers from those toxic drugs that are meant to save you. It's the scan days that really determine the course of your life. There are several different types of scans: MRIs, CTs, PET scans. They all see things a little differently. But they all do the same thing. They search, they hunt. They try to peer into the dark corners of our bodies, looking for a threat.All scan days are difficult. Waiting for the results is excruciating. A good scan day is like your birthday and Christmas rolled into one. A bad scan day sends your life careening off in another direction"
Leroy Sievers, Blogger, Podcaster, Commentator
Tomorrow, mum has a day that will feel a lot like the roller coaster ride that Larry Sievers describes. She will have the results of her scans at Roswell Park and a meeting with her doctor to decide on the best course of treatment. My sense is that once we all know what we are dealing with, we will be in a better position to plan for the rest of the summer and beyond. Without that knowledge, it feels as though we are staring into a dark abyss, uncertain and fearful of what is to happen next .
