That's Dr. Rixe speaking. The second best thing about Dr. Rixe is his quotability (with the first of course being that he seems to have made my mother's tumor disappear). "Expect something good," he said, referring to the official report of the most recent MRI after the tumor board meets next week. He said that the first review (with he and his team of fellows) appears to be very good, though he called it "complicated." Of course my dad sat up straighter at that one, but Dr. Rixe explained that because of all her treatments, her scans show many "abnormalities," but none of them appear to be tumor cells.
This is exceptionally good news! It means that she has now had three scans (two MRIs and one PET) that have been clear, which earned her a whole summer off. "Forget about us," Dr. Rixe said with a characteristic twinkle in his eye. "Come back in two and a half months." So her next appointment is August 3rd, with nothing in between. No blood work even! Or, as she told my sisters while sharing the news, "I'm available all summer!" Esphyr and I burst into "Happy birthday to you!"
We celebrated with a late lunch (Chipotle's at 4:00pm) and then Graeter's with our Graet friends, the Templetons. Dad had a turtle Sunday for his birthday treat. The ride home was joyous, as you can probably imagine. Storms were brewing but none touched us. My favorite quote as mom spread the news was, "I planted a lot of seeds and now I might get to harvest them." Here's to bountiful harvests!
Love to all,
jk
