Clear Scans

As Darc mentioned in her last post, Keith has had a great week, culminating today with a clear MRI report of both his brain and spine. The radiologist who read the report did not note any indications of suspicious enhancements. We have not met with the neurosurgeon yet to go over the scans, but the language in the report was clear. We are so grateful to the many family members and friends who have joined us in prayer and offered their well wishes in anticipation of the upcoming scans. We are especially grateful to our Heavenly Father for keeping Keith in His constant care.

Darc and I had a conversation last week after Keith got out of the hospital. We were talking about how most of the news we'd received over the last few months was negative - i.e. that Keith was showing some signs of hearing loss, that restoring his mobility would be a long and painful process for him, and that the chemo was making him sicker than expected. In an effort to "rally the troops" we both agreed that we were due for some good news, that the scan results would be promising, and that, in the end, that's all that matters.

They will continue to do scans every 3-4 months. Keith is getting excellent medical care and is supported by a dedicated army of family and friends. We are still in the early innings of a very long game and we don't expect his treatment to get any easier, but we are encouraged by these results and, at the end of the day, we like the team we've got on the field, especially the patient.