On the PET/CT-scan they could see that the lump at my neck is the only place where the cancer is still active (but very active it is!). This means they can do radiation. That means new hope, so it's very good news. And there is more. There's a new kind of medicin that can help your stem cells to come out of the bone marrow, it's not registered yet, but the results untill now seem to be quite positive. So maybe they can still collect my own stem cells. The results of the blood test of my family can take some time to find out.
The thing is, they will not start radiation before next week, and the lump is growing very fast. I hope it's not going to hinder me too much during the next days, because if it keeps growing like this, it will become bigger than ever before. The radiation itself will not be unbearable, not like the chemotherapy at least. Tomorrow they will make some kind of mask, to use during the radiation sessions, to keep my head and shoulders steady.
Some diversion once more. After these tense moments some of you might remember that our Percussion Orchestra participated in the World Music Competition in Kerkrade. Well, we won it! So we are officially World Champion for the next four years!!!
I want to thank everybody for all the positive messages you sent me, it really means a lot to me!! And I want to ask you to keep your fingers crossed from time to time, because of course it's not quite over yet!
