This birthday is being celebrated in beautiful Victoria on a nice sunny day. I am all excited as my sister arrives from New Zealand on Friday for a few weeks!
On the cancer front, my good friend Marcus is riding in Ride2Survive this Saturday, over 400 kilometres from Kelowna to Surrey, over the spectacular Coquihalla Summit, all in one day! What an extreme adventure, and all to raise funds to fund cancer research. He has raised over $20 000 this year. He is an amazing individual indeed. I will be there to cheer him in late on Saturday night. I wouldn't miss it for the world! If you are in a giving mood, and would like to support and encourage Marcus, follow this link: Click here to visit Marcus' personal page
I do have some very good news to share, to encourage Marcus, and perhaps others, to think of me as a living breathing human being with a future! I picked up my most recent PET scan report on Monday. It seems as if all of the tumours in my body have decided to back off a bit for now. They are less active than in March and are not growing. Even better, there are no new tumours! It seems incredible really that such an aggressive cancer can yield to treatment of any kind. It appears as if two rounds of ipilimumab and several bouts of radiation have persuaded the cancer to take a break. With the start of a new treatment regimen shortly, I may be able to make further progress. Who knows? What will be will be! Peace and love to all
