The Waiting Game of Thrones

OK, to be honest, I only threw in "of Thrones" because tonight is the series finale of Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones really doesn't have anything to do with this post.

But as an aside, did you notice no one ever gets cancer on Game of Thrones? They either get murdered or ... nope. That's it. They only get murdered. All in all, not the worst way to die. Unless you cross Cersei, and then it will probably be long and painful.)

So, here we are in the waiting game. As you may remember, before Vic can do anything to treat the cancer, he has to find out more about the cancer, and to do that, Vic needs a PET scan and visits to the doctor. As of the last post, we did not have any of that scheduled. But now we do!

First, we are waiting for the PET scan, which is scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, at 7:30 a.m. (Yawn.) It's a fun affair where you have to drink something super gross tasting, and then you sit and wait in a room that feels a lot like a gas chamber—albeit with a comfortable chair. And there's only gas if you provide it yourself. You can't do anything while you're waiting—you can't play games, read, or even blink. (OK, maybe you can blink.) You can listen to music, but don't even think of tapping your toes! Then they come and get you to lie down in a tube-y thing for, like, a thousand hours and you have to be perfectly still the whole time. Fly lands on your nose? You can't shoo it away. Got an itch? Too bad. Back hurting? Sorry, Charlie.

Next we wait for the visit to the oncologist, which is scheduled for Friday, May 24, at 4:30 p.m. If he gets the results of the PET scan—which he should, because it's his group that did the thing—he should be able to tell us where the cancer is, how much it has spread, and what stage it's in. We might get some treatment options from the oncologist, so this is a big day.

Then we wait once again, this time for the super fancy ear, nose and throat guy, which is scheduled for Wednesday, May 29, at 11 a.m. This is probably the guy who would do the surgery, if that is an option. At this point, we should know everything we need to move forward. I assume we'll also start breathing again after this appointment.

In the meantime, it's life as usual for us. Last week, I went to the Colorado Chocolate Festival and got a little chocolate. (Yeah, I eat my stress—so what?)

Also this week, my friend Margo came over armed with a variety of flowers and greens and planted my outdoor pots. That is probably something I wouldn't have gotten around to this year, but it's something I really love, so I really appreciated this gift.

And that's all the news of the week. Thanks for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers and for sending all your love and light and energy.

(Final note: Vic was unable to contribute to this week's blog post because he was busy taking pictures of Western Tanagers. Stay tuned for those pictures in next week's blog!)