No evidence of disease! That is what the radiology report says...Hooray! Everything looked normal, and Anthony's thymus returned to normal, also. Dr. Pan said that if this CT and chest X-ray was OK, we could go for a CT every 6 months with a chest X-ray every 3. Before we know it, it will be only once a year.

The anxiety associated with these things never lessens, but the relief and joy I feel after hearing the results makes up for it.

We went for the 1 year scan and chest X-ray last Thursday (3/3/2005) and haven't heard anything yet. I'm taking the lack of any word as a good sign. Like I said in my last post, even though it has been a year since treatment ended, the anxiety doesn't go away. I think that even after the magical 5 year event free period (after 5 years, he is considered cured), I am still going to be anxious.

Anyway, here are some Anthony-isms. The other day, Maria and Emily were making marshmallow treats with faces and hats on them to bring to Emily's class. Anthony walked in, took a look at them and said: "hmm...you don't see something like that every day." A little later, after they were done, he was lying on the floor and said about the marshmallows: "hey Dad, they are tres magnifique." I have no idea where he gets this stuff....

Sorry it's been so long since I last updated, but there really wasn't much to report. Last week, Anthony went for his 1 year post treatment check-up with Dr. Pan and everything was fine. We go to get the CT scan and chest X-ray on Thursday. I'll post when we know the results. As usual, I'm nervous. I don't know if I will ever stop being nervous when it comes time for a scan. This constant anxiety can't be good for the gray hair count. Such is life...