Thanksgiving 2013

Thanksgiving morning and we have the New York parade on the television, Susan is preparing a turkey and all the trimmings, and we are anticipating the arrival of Kelli and Katherine and their families. What could be normal than that, right? Well, in our house we are most grateful for the "normal" this year. This blog was never intended to be a series of medical bulletins but life has a way of throwing curves and change-ups even when one is accustomed to a fastball right down the middle.
The last surgery went well...the cancer is gone, the pathology report indicated a stage 1 tumor with no spread to lymph glands nor to surrounding tissue. There will be no need for either chemo or radiation although I will be following up with my doctor forever. Needless to say this news was cause for a huge sense of relief.
In all honesty I am still in recovery mode - three major surgeries in a six-week period is no small thing - but every day is a bit better than the day before and I continue to look forward to the day I can take the bike down from the hooks and venture out on the roads.
To any and all who made read this I hope your Thanksgiving is as meaningful as ours is this year. I am grateful to be alive firstly and thrilled that I can celebrate this day with children and grandkids. And to Susan - what can I say? She has been so strong throughout and I couldn't have made it without her: cheerleader, caretaker, first line of support.