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1.18.2021
Spring is coming! In Minneapolis we are gaining around two minutes of light each day. With lengthening days, plants get the signal to grow. Last year’s kale plants still stand tall and brave in my garden. Even with sloppy snow from the driveway shoveled on top, they’ve gotten the message and started growing again.
I got my first taste of test results last Monday evening. Just as I arrived home from acupuncture, CT scan results popped up on my phone. Good news! I thought. If results are unremarkable they usually come to me. If it’s bad news, I don’t hear until I’m at the cancer center. I studied the report.
Now. Let's be real. There is nothing that report could say that would be positive enough for me. Nothing. Unless it was something like,
“Absolutely nothing interesting found here! We can't believe this lady was ever diagnosed with cancer because her insides are absolutely perfect! Wowee! No cancer here, folks!”
Something tells me that has never been written about a cancer patient’s scan before. I guess it gives me something to aspire to.
The report was nearly the same as the last one. I was nervous but I didn’t need to be. The cancer is not spreading! My bones look the same as before. My lungs look fine. It is overwhelmingly good news.
This is a new year. Tiny, fresh leaves are sprouting in the cold days of January. Light is increasing and I’m a little better than I was before.