And the beat goes on

I've been getting flack lately for not keeping my blog current. Sorry. Initially I planned to wait until I got the results back from the latest CT scan. I got busy. Good news is that the latest results were "stable exam; no evidence of disease progression. However one of the nodes showed "slightly larger mass in the right diaphragmatic surface." We're talking 0.1 cm growth on one and 0.1 cm smaller on another. The radiologist terms this "stable." But I still don't like that anything is moving up rather than down in any mm of size. Also the CA 125 continues to go up and down between the low 90s and 119. Normal is under 35 so this means there's some nastiness still "alive." Positive side no one seems worried and there are potions still in Dr. Im's arsenal to use should things go south.

Am buoyed by Phil's prediction of an early spring. After getting 3 inches of icy snow Monday night, this can't happen soon enough. Daffodils are struggling to emerge in my yard but ground is littered with twigs/limbs down from trees when heavy snows/winds have hit.

Daughter Deborah, husband Hugh and 16-yr-old granddaughter Perrin are down this week looking at DC/Balto area colleges she might want to attend as a polysci/international relations major. Megan took the week off to join them in checking schools. While Tyler and Jenna have a way to go before they look into colleges, it gives her a view of other area offerings.