Happy six months cancerversary!

These last few days have been happy ones. On Friday, Kavan had his six month, post-chemotherapy check up with his oncologist Dr.Chu. In the week prior he had an MRI, chest CT and bone scan. Tensions always run high in the intervening week as we all wait. Though, often, I feel that I am more nervous than Kavan. So.....

GOOD NEWS! Kavan remains cancer free! HURRAY! It's amazing how such news can brighten your day. All scans were clear and his bloodwork is slowly slowly normalizing.

After these visits, Kavan often remarks about how the tone and the relationship between him and his oncologist has evolved. At the onset of his illness, there was cautious optimism and now the visits are most certainly more joyful and have a tendency to be more of a social exchange. Just goes to show how humans fundamentally shy away from situations in which potentially bad news may be delivered, some sort of coping mechanism, I guess.

We had a great weekend following Kavan's appointment. About a month ago we were asked by the Edmonton Oilers (our local NHL team) if we'd be willing to participate in a video showcasing the unique stories of fans in Edmonton. I guess someone within the organization had passed on our names after the HockeyFightsCancer event in October. They said our inspiring story (99% KAVAN) would be great for the video. So, on Sunday we went to film our segment for about 45 minutes. They asked Kavan a bunch about his experience attending almost all home game while receiving intensive chemotherapy. I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished product!

Now, on to the week!