is it over......

Is today the last day Dan has to sit in that chemo chair for 5 hours? The last time he goes home with an IV in his arm? Is this weekend the last time I get to give him a WBC booster shot? (gotta admit I kinda like this part) Our world changed so much last December, the day the word cancer became a daily thought. Every song that comes on about love lost or sappy soap opera goodbyes that have seem to dominate Days of Our Lives of late have hit to close to home, my fear that I would loose Dan to this. Everyone says testicular cancer is curable, no problem, what a great cancer to get, etc doesn't have testicular cancer or have a husband with testicular cancer. I am confident that we beat this thing and in 3 weeks I guess we find out with his CT-Scan. But these months have been hard. I am proud of how Dan has gotten through it all, shocked by the number of people who have taken the time to write a good old fashioned get well card and thankful to the Air Force for their treatment and Dan's commanders for their constant checking in on his condition and his well being. The main treatments are done now. Dan has a short 15 minute chemo session the next two Mondays to receive his Bleomycin. A week or two later he gets a repeat Chest/Abdomen/Pelvis CT-Scan and appointments with Dr. Wood and Dr. Lewis. The goal for the next couple weeks is keep the chemo side effects to a minimum and avoid infections and enjoy Kathy's visit over the Easter weekend. We should know soon enough if Dan is in remission. Hopefully it is and we start moving forward with our small family. I have my surgery scheduled for April 22nd to remove the cyst on my right ovary. Assuming that goes well I assume I start the IVF treatments soon after. We are still moving forward with Korea adoption, as soon as Dan is cleared I will talk with my social worker and see where we stand.

Thanks again to everyone who reads this blog.