From My Mind to....

Life Marches On

I consider myself to be extremely blessed for the care I've received so far and the anticipated care to come. A few days ago, I received four things in the mail regarding my medical situation.

The first was the approval letter for my referral for a consultation for possible cancer clinical trials. I guess this is my approval to meet for the approval to enter the trials appropriate for my specific type of cancer. That meeting is scheduled next week at the University of Kansas Cancer Center in Kansas City.

The next item was a very nice full color Patient Resource Guide. I'm sure the guide is designed to make a prospective patient feel welcome. It certainly did for me. The information contained within put a few fears at ease. After all, this consultation may determine some or all of my treatment for the coming year. The guide even provided a list of questions to ask the doctor, some of which I hadn't thought about.

The third item was the approval from the VA to pay for any care I received from the Univ. of Kansas. One load off my mind.

Finally, I received a genetic testing kit from the VA to determine if my form of cancer might be hereditary. I recently had a video consultation with the VA on that subject. I was concerned that my children and other relatives might be at risk. They offered me a choice for a blood draw or nasal swab with both tests having the same effectiveness. Obviously, my dislike of needles prompted the latter test. I'm pretty sure my cancer is not hereditary ... but better safe than sorry.

And my walks continue, although the feels-like temperature this morning at 7:30 am was already 83. But I think our major heat has moved on to the east coast and northeast US.

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