Scan 2 is good!

We've already  had many wonderful expressions of congrats that Maryse 2nd scan was clear. I guess that she didn't post because it's her suspicion that no one is look is looking at this anymore.

I suspect that there are many friends who are using this avenue to follow her journey, so, if she won't, I will.

The scan was Thursday 4th Nov. I had been very anxious, and I don't know why. Maryse's health has been great, and energy fine, but somehow... The first scan after chemo was clear, but I thought that right after lots of doses of toxic stuff, all the bad stuff would be negligible. But somehow, given the way her hair returned with a vengeance, maybe some other growing cells might be recovering too. I don't voice this stuff, because I am the skeptical / cynical / nay-saying one. And I don't want to add to my disrepute. 

So off we go to the scan, and blow-me-down if the car right in front of us at a LONG stop at the traffic light is a white hearse from the local undertakers and has a license plate starting with, really, 666. I am not into omens, but as omens go, this was not a good one. I began to sweat profusely but silently as we drove to get the results. Maryse is of course pretty chatty as normal - though later she said that this time she was concerned too. And she didn't even see the hearse.

It may be that Dr. Harris, Maryse's oncologist saw my/our face/s, as we walked in she said, almost abruptly, "The scan is clear." Followed by "Have a seat", and "How are you doing". That was exceedingly good. She did that the right way around. If she had begun with the small talk, I would have been bracing for badness. As it was we were happy and relieved.

The Big C poster

So, off to normal for a while.

We have been watching, via the Net, a new comedy series - black comedy - called 'The Big C'. Pretty funny, even though it's about a suburban Mom, played by the always excellent Laura Linney, who has terminal cancer and does not tell her family but instead decides to do whatever she wants. It's worth watching if you can.

But I couldn't - until AFTER the all-clear of the 2nd scan.