The final word - posted by Pierre

Pierre here. Seems like I haven't posted for Laura in a long time. Just a witness to how good she has been feeling of late.

First of all, thank you to all who have been praying and sending best wishes on this site and in person or by mail. It is such a blessing to feel that support.

Well, we had the oncology appointment this morning and got the final word on all the scans. The CT, gallium, and PET scans all came back negative which means that there is no abnormal growths showing and no hotspots on the scans! She is done! Dr. Chalchal said everything looks great and there is no need for any further chemo or radiation. In fact, he never wants to see us again (tongue in cheek, of course).

Laura will be having another checkup in about 6 months with a different doctor, probably involving another CT scan to check on things. But that should be the end of our hospital visits for a while to come! Needless to say we have been quite happy and joyfilled today. It is a relief to hear such good news all at once (instead of the results from different scans given at different times).

Again, thanks to you all for your support and prayers. It has made a potentially difficult path significantly easier and has brought about many blessings.

Please keep posted here as we are planning to have a Mass of Thanksgiving for you all in Regina, to thank God for his care and to bless all of you (whether you can attend or not). There have been so many of you that have been a part of this journey and we would love to celebrate with you. We are organizing something as we speak and will let you know shortly more details.