Happy July 4th---Wherever you may be.....

Dear Family and Friends,
GREAT NEWS !!!! BOTH ONCOLOGISTS GAVE MARTY THE "NO NEW CANCER" THUMBS UP.
Yes, Marty and I made it thru the medical marathon of tests, doctor visits and all that goes with that. It was 2 FULL days of hurrying and waiting in one after the other offices and being sent here and there for tests and procedures. In all, he saw four Doctors, had an MRI, a shoulder x-ray, an EMG, a KUB x-ray, a stent removal and got more prescriptions to fill. When we arrived home Thursday evening, we were both bone tired and glad to be home. We made NO follow up appointments. As we left each office, it was just too overwhelming to predict what day we could make and then keep an appointment, so we just walked out the door of each office----knowing we will have to sit down with a calendar and give it careful consideration. We have FIVE follow up visits to schedule. The heat, our exhaustion and just the long days made it seem to be an impossible task. Of course, today, being a holiday and all and me having to work all day, we have not even thought or acted on any of it YET. He says he wants to do nothing, but that will probably not be the solution.
As he continues to find out, being a patient is a full time job!!! And, not an easy one !!
We made a few phone calls, planted some plants, did some laundry and put away our baggage from the trip, had a few visitors and calls and before we knew it, it was bedtime.
Thank you for checking in on us. We love and appreciate you all. Love,
LaRee , and of course, Marty