What is normal?

So it's been more then a week since my last entry. That makes me think I lived a normal 11 day's in row. Whoot-Whoot!

ERRRRRRRRRR...put the brake's on. Yesterday, not such a "normal" day. At least not for the rest of the world. We did what was a normal for us. It started out with the normal pound of the snooze button and then a 3 car entourage to a doctors visit where we cried, laughed and had to think yet again about making a life changing decision. That's normal, right?? OK, now I'm making myself laugh. Mike said the other day "Who is going to make you laugh when I'm not around?". I looked at him and said "You don't have to worry about that. I think I'm the funniest person in this relationship". He agreed. Hehe. As you'll learn or already know making myself laugh, that's not hard to do. Back to the story. The truth - it was just 3 of us this time, but we each had our own "get-away-vehicle".

Here's a summary of what we learned at the Doc's yesterday. For the record this visit was with Dr. Asbell, Cyber Knife Chief of Cooper Hospital: She couldn't be nicer and is my favorite of Mike's 4 Doctors. I just love that this late in the game, I found a Doctor that I love She really took time with us and answered numerous questions. In his right lung he has a tumor almost 2 inches in size near his bronchial tube. This one would have to be treated with Cyber Knife and conventional radiation because it's more of a danger to do unconventional radiation so close to the bronchial tube. This tumor also serves as the most critical. Don't be alarmed as Dr. Asbell said to Mike with a strong Jersey accent "Honey, your not going to die tomorrow, you're not gonna die the next day, your alive". Easier said, then done. He has a few other's in his right as well (but smaller). In his left he has a few small ones and there is also one about 2 inches in size. There also appears to be some new growth since his last scan in November. The tumor in his left lung is a viable option. It is easy to track without fiducials (implanted 24carrot gold pins used to track tumors uneasy to see by x-ray) and would determine weather the cancer will respond to Cyber Knife Radiation Treatment. Here's the website information. Please look into it if you know of anyone suffering from Cancer. You may have the best option with this treatment http://www.cooperhealth.org/content/Cancer/CyberKnife_Center.htm?gclid=CPH3nYnA_p8CFaAO5Qod7kTAnA.

Stay posted for Mike's next update once we meet with the oncologist again in a few weeks. Till then or sooner depending on my need to blog think about what a normal day is to you. Or better yet, what is your ideal normal day? Mine is waking up to Mike. Anything else that happens is just filler.