April Azalea's

Cannot believe that we are half way through April already! Everything is in full bloom and we are right in the middle of spring. Jarod had a check up in mid march and all of his test came back clean. A very good report, one so good in fact that the doctors moved us to every 3 months and we don't go back to the doctor until July 1 which will also be the one year anniversary of his MAJOR and LAST surgery. We will have that appointment followed by one in October, and if things continue to go as planned then we will have one in January 2012 and then April and finally ending year 2 July 1, 2012. I will keep you posted as we continue to have medical reports and updates. The good news is that in March they told us that they had done additional analysis of the tissue removed in July and that there were no malignant cells found at all which is great, and that they think based on their findings that he was considered in remission May 24, 2010 as opposed to July 1, 2010 which we had be thinking. As you know his cancer moved fast and developed quickly which when we were going through treatment made for a very fast paced and speedy process. Just as quickly as it came on, this particular cancer has an increased speed for remission. Doctors believe that it is such a fast progression type of cancer that if it is going to come back usually it does within the first year, which would be May 24, 2011. So our next appointment in July is a very important one for us because if it's clean it marks the passing of the first year. This however doesn't mean we are totally out of the woods. Although the chances of recurrence decrease there is a chance through year 2, so we will need to get to next July before the odds decrease enough for us not to be tested so frequently. And the reason I say next July is because thats the first appointment we have post May 24, 2012 unless they change something. Most cancers are slower in growth time and speed and that is why once remission is achieved it's usually 5 years before most people feel like they have truly moved forward, for Jarod's type that 5 year number is 2 years so lets pray things continue to come back clean and we have good reports over these next 5 visits, and 15 months. But other than just making sure we attend the appointments, health wise Jarod is feeling GREAT!!! He was released to start working out some in January and was told to go as hard as he likes in March so we have been hiking, working out, and being very active. Both of us are really enjoying life. We are saying yes to invitations and packing the most we can into each and every day. Georgia is great she is still our baby- doggie and just as playful and wonderful as ever! The weather has been warm and pollen filled for most of the last few weeks and looks like it will be a hot summer. Our pool is open and we were enjoying that last weekend so all in all things are going well. We work really hard and play really hard making up for time last year, but soon our schedules will calm down a bit and we will relax by enjoy the braves play during the season and relaxing on the couch or a the pool on a warm summer Sunday. Hope everyone is doing well, and after all the hard posts last year this one is very enjoyable to write :) xoxo Lindsey & Jarod