April 27, 2010 10:15 PM

Off to the doctor's at last!

It's been 8 weeks - the longest stretch that I have ever had between visits - since I last visited the doctor. Tomorrow will provide an update as to how my counts are doing and will also be round 2 of my vaccinations.

I also have to bring along some forms - one of which is to release my medical information to my insurance company to see where I stand relative to "going back to work". We all know that there won't be any work - it's layoff time! So we'll see how that plays out.

As for my mother, the location of her cancer mitigates against any kind of an operation - regardless of what state her health is in. So it's chemo for 6 to 8 weeks to see if the cancer subsides and then just try to keep it in submission by chemo thereafter. The cancer will never go away! She remains upbeat and positive which is refreshing - maybe that's where I got it from? All you can do is deal with the situation - you can't wish it away or wish that it never happened.

One thing that I can say is that she never had a colonoscopy before her cancer was initially diagnosed. Quite possibly none of this would have ever happened had she done so. As much as we all despise getting one - it can most assuredly be a life saver!

So, I guess that my request is that you keep both of us in your prayers.

I know that I am not out of the woods yet, either...

Bob