Tuesday Part 1

There is little to report today folks.

Judy had a scan yesterday - it takes 2 hours so I hope they had a really good look!

Today we meet with the oncologist to get the results of the scan and hopefully the results of the biopsy that the surgeon took last week. Eight years ago I remember waiting with bated breath for a similar appointment and we really heard nothing, so I'm trying to temper my impatience and expectations.

What do I want to hear? "It's all gone!" would be nice. Please Lord.

What might we hear? "The cytology report is conclusive we need more tests", "The scan didn't really show enough to make a judgement on your treatment", "Congratulations you're pregnant". (that would be a mixup in lab results!)

Now I find my old programming days coming back to me. If ... then .. else is a classic structure in programming. You can 'nest ' these structures. So when you get to the else part you can insert another if ... then .... else...

IFCancer is gone
     THEN sacrifice 40% of Erics herd of cows and do other happy things
      ELSE IF then we get all the different mutations of the disease, the different treatments etc.

the range of possible nested IF clauses are running through my head at light speed. Yes Laura. Light only travels at that speed in a vacuum so I know what I'm saying about the contents of my head.

Enough about me and physics. Judy has picked up Troys cold. A nasty nasal cold that he had last Thursday/Friday. So Judy has a truely miserable combination of coughing and sneezing, all tugging away at her sutures. This morning it does seem to be passing, thankfully.

Judy is losing weight pretty rapidly, she has very little appetite. This deepens our gratitude to all the wonderful women who have been preparing meals for us. Last night we had this like totally awesome chicken and chips dish and Judy had a good sized serving of it. Troy and I showed our solidarity and support by making sure there was nothing wasted.

I could rave about the other dishes we've been enjoying but I have to take Troy to school. Then we head to the doctors appointment. Please keep us in prayer for a full set of results. More later today.