A Beautiful Day

What a beautiful day it is in Boston. The sun is shining, the sky is blue and we have good news to report.

Kelly saw Dr. Caterson, her plastic surgeon, today. Dr. C. is very pleased with the healing process. A second drain was removed. One more to go; perhaps next week. Incisions are healing well and the pain is manageable.

In addition, the official pathology report has come back. The only cancer found was the D.C.I.S. that we knew about. Nothing invasive, nothing new. Woo hoo! The next milestone will be discussing future treatment with the oncologist, but there is no reason for chemo. This is indeed good news. Kelly still has miles to go in her recovery, but for now we can appreciate today as a beautiful day.

Rebecca came today as relief caregiver. She accompanied Kelly and Eric to the doctor and then they all went out to lunch to celebrate the good report. That was probably a bit much for Kelly to undertake but it did a lot for her spirits. When they arrived home she promptly went to sleep for a well deserved nap.

Tom and I took advantage of Rebecca's offer to get out for a while ourselves. Today we went to the Boston College campus to see an exhibit of book art at the McMullen Museum (http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/artmuseum/exhibitions/archive/book-as-art/index.html). After viewing the exhibit we wandered our way to the college bookstore to buy a copy of the show catalog. College bookstores are so much fun! We even had lunch in the college cafeteria before heading home. Thanks, Stephanie, for the heads up on this fun outing.

Some friends of Kelly and Eric from Albany are stopping in this evening for a chance to see for themselves how our patient is doing. Many people have been keeping in touch via e-mail, snail mail and e-mail. It means a lot to Kelly and Eric to know that so many people care about them so much. It is rather humbling to be the one on the receiving end of all the cards, gifts and prayers. I say it is a rather well earned position as both Kelly and Eric are among the first to reach out when someone is in need. Sooner or later we all have the opportunity to play both roles. The key, I think, is the grace with which you do so.

I, too, am humbled by the huge outpouring of support our family has received. The people at Sun City Peachtree in particular, whether they know us or not, have been major contributors in the card category. Many thanks to Pam for rallying interest on our behalf. Kelly is overwhelmed with the shear number of cards and messages she has received from Georgia. Thank you, thank you, thank you. The mailman may not be smiling but we are!

Good news is so satisfying to report. Ahhhhhhhh.