Jon and I received a telephone call from Dr. Chue this week to check up on Jon and his recent procedures. It was a wonderful reminder of the excellent care and compassion we have received at the Seattle Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center.
Right now, Jon is under the care of Dr. Goswami at the University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance until the embolizations are complete in September. Dr. Chue is just following him with scans and bloodwork. He reminded us to make sure that Jon's next CT scan includes his lungs so they can monitor the small tumors there while the focus remains on his liver. Once the embolizations are complete we will return to SCTWC for follow-up and on-going monitoring. Dr. Chue already has a "maintenance" plan in place.
He informed us that pancreatic cancer survivor, Arron Barret did complete the Seattle to Portland Bike Ride this year. He is a four year survivor, virtually unheard of outside SCTWC. Dr Chue also teased Jon that he had numerous other patients that have already "out-survived" him in pancreatic cancer. You know there's nothing like a little bit of competition to keep Jon motivated. I am always surprised at Dr. Chue's sense of humor...much more then what you would expect from such a smart guy!
We had an excellent backpacking anniversary trip and are going on a bike ride today. Jon looks really good with hair, eyebrows and eyelashes, he's still a little on the skinny side but is working hard to put on some more muscle. I'm working on getting a recent picture on the blog but my digital camera is broken :(
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