Reality

Cancer has been our reality for the past 18 plus years. We go through times not thinking about it as much as others but it’s always in our thoughts, our payers, our conscious and sub-conscious. We just spent four great days in Chicago with Jackson and Lindsey visiting Jared and Kelly, and when you are busy you can kind of put the thoughts of cancer out of your mind temporarily but it’s never totally gone.

Reality is kicking in full force because we are at Mayo today. You would think that coming here all these years would make it easier, but it doesn’t! We hate it... wheelchairs, bald heads, masks, and just very sick looking people everywhere you look...REALITY! Mike had bloodwork this morning and is now in getting a brain MRI, and later has a PET scan to rule out any metastasis. The lung cancer tumor board is recommending a clinical trial but he has to have all these tests before he can be a candidate. We absolutely hate the fact that he has had well over 30 CT scans which equals anywhere between 100-800 chest x-rays each time. This will be his second PET which equals way more radiation than that. We are hoping to get out of here by 6pm to drive back home, sleep 🙏🏼, and drive back up to Rochester in the morning to meet with the radiation oncologist and the medical thoracic oncologist (separately) to discuss results and options..... REALITY!!!

Prayers would be appreciated for clear brain MRI and that the PET doesn’t light up at all!!! We are not scared and have faith that God is working in a mighty way to heal Mike and that we are on the right path.

I will post results tomorrow... in the meantime love on your family and enjoy life!

Eat, pray, breathe,

Paula