Taking a deep breath….
Last August, after my first PET scan, I remember my oncologist’s expression before he brought up the scan for us to review. He wasn’t smiling. His eyes looked sad. He slowly hit the key to progress the images and pointed out everywhere that was lit up like a freaking Christmas tree to show me where the cancer was. In one image, I could see that it looked like an apron of Christmas tree lights was spread across my abdomen, fully covering it. At that time, I asked him about best case scenarios, and he told me I might have three years if I did well with the chemo, but my cancer was extensive, and he didn’t believe I’d ever be a good candidate for surgery to debulk my tumors. The best I could hope for was some reduction of the size of my tumors to prolong my life a bit.
The first thing I did after getting the news was to make an appointment to update my will.
Today, when he walked into the room, he had the biggest smile on his face. He said, “Let’s pull up the latest scan.” He opened his laptop and brought up the previous picture that was so colorful and beautiful with the intensity of all those awful lights. Then he pulled up last Friday’s scan and slowly hit the key to progress through the screens. There was nothing but gray scale pictures to look at. The ONLY place we could detect some activity was in my uterus, but it was a bare smudge of light.
He said, it was almost funny because the radiologist that read the scan thought I’d had surgery already to remove my omentum. That’s an apron of tissue that covers all the major organs in your abdomen. The reason he thought I’d had surgery was because there was no cancer to be seen whatsover. The “capsule” of cancer on my liver? Gone, too.
He said I’d done amazingly well, and that I am officially in REMISSION! He went on to say that I would be on immunotherapy from here on out and that he had patients who’ve been on it for eight years—so my prognosis is stretching into territory I couldn’t even begin to dream of when I started. Sure, it can come back, but we’ll be doing blood tests and scans to keep on top of it.
I could not have received better news. Now, I’ll wait for the surgeon’s office to contact me because I am getting that dang surgery to have my girlie parts removed for good.
Just thought I’d share the news because I couldn’t wait until tomorrow. We’re in celebration mode at the Devlin house!
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Hallelujah!
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Awesome!!!! Congratulations on the great news!!!!
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I am so very happy for you…Congratulations!!! What a wonderful way to start the new year! I will keep you in my prayers.
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Fabulous news!!
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Huzzah! Wonderful news!
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God bless you. Great news
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Yahoo! SO happy for you. God Is Good.. All the time.
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HUGS! Continued Good thoughts and positive energy!
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Wonderful news! So happy for you and your family
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THAT IS AWESOME NEWS! Positive energy your way!
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CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
I don’t think I could’ve heard better news today about someone I’ve never met. I’m so happy for you and your family and all your readers. You will be around to write books for a long, long time.
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Wonderful news! I’m so happy for you!
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That’s wonderful news! Sending positive thoughts and energy to you.
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Hip hip hoo ray!
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So happy for you, I cried tears of joy. Anytime someone goes into remission is truly a time to celebrate. Congratulations and sending prayers of continued healing and health.
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Wooooohooooooo! Celebrate long and hard! I’m so glad to hear this for you.
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I am so very happy for you! That is wonderful news.
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Hun–I am so happy for you. God answers prayers!
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The absolute best news! So happy for you. Praying you stay healthy to infinity and beyond! So happy for you.
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Congratulations!!!! i know that you and your family are so happy! Take care of yourself!
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HUZZAH!!!
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Fantastic! Very happy for you and your family!
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Congratulations this is the best news you could receive. The Great Healer and your doctors did a good job and so did you by doing what they said.
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Awesome! Congratulations!
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Happy dancing for you, Delilah! WOOHOO!!! It’s clear how hard you’ve been working, and I’m so happy to hear that this is the result!
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Congratulations what wonderful news. I’m so glad for you.
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Soooooo happy for you and your family!!! That’s amazing news!!
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such wonderful news! congrats!
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Congratulations!!! That is awesome news!!
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I am ugly crying because of this answered prayers and because I am so happy! This is the best news I have heard in years. I may not know you personally but because of you openness and my own family’s journey with this tragic disease was emotionally invested in your healing! May you and your family continue to be blessed.
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Oh, Delilah, this makes me soooooo happy!! Yay!
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Thank God!
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Huge, heartfelt hugs–I’m so happy to hear this!! Take care, and here’s to all your reports going forward being as positive!
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Thanking G1d in tears of joy . So happy for you
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What wonderful news! I am so happy, praying for continued remission and a wonderful life!
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Great news!! So happy for you!
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That’s wonderful news!
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That is such great news. I am so happy for you and your family.
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Amazing news, Delilah! Congratulations! Couldn’t be happier for you
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That is fantastic!! Such good news!! Congratulations
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GOD IS GOOD!!!!
And prayers are answered.
Congratulatiions to you & your family. I know they are beyond thrilled.
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Thank God, what wonderful news. Continued prayers for remission and surgery.
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Y’all are so kind to keep me in your thoughts!! Thank you!