First of all, the bad news, mainly because I want to end this on an up note.  One of my chemo buddies from when I started, Chip, passed away this weekend.  I just found this out tonight.  It really bummed me out, because Chip was always somewhat of a ray of sunshine at chemo.  He was always upbeat and smiling and never thought negative.  He helped organize a charity event that I know raised a LOT of money for City of Hope this past weekend and when it was ready to launch, he wasn’t healthy enough to attend.  I was able to go, and talked to both Chip’s mother and sister, who were proud of the turnout for the event, but saddened by Chip’s inability to see the fruits of his labors.  R.I.P. Chip, you inspired me.

In a complete 180 degree turn from that info, I found out that my cancer markers, which started out at 860 two years ago, dropped to 77 at one point, then went back up to 648 in January, has now dropped yet again.  After four treatments, my new cancer marker number is…….(prolonged drumroll)……..36.  That’s right, 36!  I’ve been doing a happy dance all freaking day!  I talked to my nurse practitioner and she told me that if my numbers get down to single digits (everything under 5 is considered normal) and stay there for a while, I might be considered to be in remission.  Here’s hoping!

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