Today is the PET

Positron Emission Tomography. That's a mouthful. We woke up at 5:45 this morning 
so we could catch the 6:30 shuttle to the Imaging Center. Strangely enough there 
was little traffic and since the shuttle driver was blasting through the streets as if he 
were on a race car track we arrived within 15 minutes. The shuttle has a very poor 
suspension system. We bounce around like kernels in a popcorn maker. Actually it 
is not good if you are feeling unwell and I have already heard from a resident how 
sick the ride makes her feel. We can't complain. It is a wonderful service MSK offers 
between the Hope Lodge and its different Manhattan locations. We just buckle up 
and hold on to our coffee cups.

So today was Jim's important PET scan to determine if the cancer is in remission 
enough to move forward to transplant. We will know the answer tomorrow and
if we are lucky we might know the results tonight. Dr. Horwitz and Peggy are so
on top of Jim's care. Peggy emailed Jim earlier today asking how the sore on his
arm was. She said for us to send her a picture so she could discuss it with Dr. H.
That kind of care would never happen at home. It's the little things like that which
add up.

We were back at the Hope Lodge by 11:00 and I fixed Jimmy a late breakfast. He
wasn't able to eat anything until the scan was done. Then we spent a couple of
hours in the lounge on our floor reading (on the laptops). Thank goodness Jimmy 
bought his own laptop since we have been in New York. He used to share mine but 
now we are both always on them. 

I checked in with the eagles. The juvenile ones in Florida have learned to fly but still 
come back to the nest for food and will sleep the night in the nest or on a limb near the 
nest. The DC eaglets are hard to see. Most of the time mom or dad sits on them to
keep them warm and safe. They get up to feed them and that is the window of 
opportunity when I can get a picture.

So around 4:30 we heard from Peggy, the nurse practitioner. She said the transplant 
doctor still has to look at the scan and make a decision but Dr. Horwitz reviewed it 
and it looks like Jim is ready. So at this point it looks very promising Jim will be 
admitted April 1st. We will have a definite answer tomorrow so stay tuned. Jimmy and 
I hugged after hearing the positive news from Peggy and then looked at each other like
"this is so strange we are rejoicing you are going to transplant" but in reality he has no 
choice. We will get through everything. We just have to take it one day at a time.