CT scan results

Hello all,

So sorry for the wait. I know everyone is on pins and needles. Mark had his CAT scan this morning and we had good news. There are no spots on his liver or in his lungs. Yaaaahhh. The tumor was visible and it is growing beyond the wall of the rectum. It does appear that there may be some pelvic lymph node involvement as well. So, good and not so good, but I will take any kind of good we can get.

You cannot imagine how touched we are by all of your e-mails and calls. I have never experienced anything like the support that we have seen over the last couple of days. Sometimes from people we don't even know! It is really very powerful and inspirational to hear so many kind and caring words. So many of them come from people who have been where we are and now can tell their story. We plan to do the same one of the days.

I just have to make note of one of the most exciting e-mails I got today. My cousin Janine e-mailed to tell us that Dr. Crim, the surgeon Mark will see, is one of her good friends! Is that not incredible. We all know how beneficial it can be to know people in the right places, but this is just awesome. She was going to contact him to let him know she had family coming. What a blessing, and like she said, a small world!

Have to go get busy. Love to all, Missy