Cancer Be Gong

Today we met with the oncologist and she told us again about there being no evidence of cancer.  Such happy news!  She also gave Roland the option of a tablet form of blood thining medicine that does not require regular blood draws.  He welcomed elimination the twice daily injections. 
He sounded the gong in the lobby signifying completing treatments and successfully beating cancer. A little sign next to the gong reads in part the following:
Gongs have been in existence for 1000s of years. Since the time of Buddha in 600 BC, all sacred Chinese gongs have been inscribed with the two Chinese characters "Tai Loi" which means "happiness has arrived."  
This concludes Roland's adventure.  Thank you for all your support, love, prayers and well wishing.  Now that our world has been turned upside down, we are going to begin our new normal life--whatever that may be.  No matter what lies ahead, happiness has arrived.

Initial Scan Results Are In: Peachy

We just got off the phone with the receptionist at the cancer center.  She said the oncologist looked at the scan and she didn't find anything to suggest further signs of cancer.  She will still meet with him on Wednesday, but at least we don't have to wonder all weekend. We gave each other a smiling kiss and then Roland immediately went out the back door to the yard.  He came back in with a perfect peach from our tree.  He has been nurturing the two fruits the little tree produced this year carefully and daily (Farmer Brown?).  He said it is not quite soft enough to eat, but he will let it finish ripening inside, safe from predators and we will eat it together in celebration of his new life.

Bonus: He feels like his leg swelling is subsiding a little.

Yesterday we had a scripture delivered to our house accompanied by a delicious casserole:  Doctrine and Covenants 86:88  We were really trying our hardest to be patient with not knowing the news of the scan, so both were much appreciated.

"I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up." 

We are feeling so happy right now.