My husband is a 9 yr stage 4 colon cancer patient. One of the institutes we check in with is the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. About 3 yrs ago, his oncologist said that it was unlikely he would live another year. Last year we went down to check in again and just to let his doctor there know he was 2 years past that "toe tag" and still going strong. His regular oncologist here in Tallahassee, said he's never had a stage 4 patient that has survived so long - to just keep doing what we are doing. (Chemo (here) and stereotactic body radiation at UF Proton Therapy Institute in Jacksonville, FL). His radiation oncologist said that his job was to keep him alive the next 5 years. Then immunotherapy treatment could put him out of business. One can hope.
We celebrated our 43rd wedding anniversary in November.
"Life's not about waiting for the storms to pass...
It's about learning to dance in the rain."
~Vivian Greene
