A brief cancer update today!

As I said in my last update, March was a difficult month. Despite some great test results, my nerves were growing back and causing some extra pain in my torso.

April and May were much better! I had steady progress in my nerve and muscle pain in my torso every week! I also started doing exercises in the pool, under the instruction of my physical therapist. The climax of this was a bunch of traveling that I would not have dared to attempt a few months ago!

A week few weeks ago, I went to Virginia to visit my parents. My sister lives there too, and my brother came out from Montana as well. It was great seeing everyone, and they were happy to see that I was doing well! I was a little concerned about walking through the airports and lifting my bag into the overhead, but all of that stuff went well! I was very pleased!

Then, just last week, we took a road trip to Oregon! I was even more nervous about this trip, because it involved a lot of driving, which has been difficult for me in the last few months. Thanks to the good lumbar support in my wife’s Highlander, the trip went well! This was a milestone in my recovery, and demonstrates that I am ready to do more than I have been doing so far!

I’m very thankful that everything went well!

My next PET scan is at the end of June, and I will let you know the results!

I actually plan to go back to work part-time this month! I’m looking forward to getting back to normal life!

Thank you so much for your continued prayers!

Don’t fear, but be smart!
Erik

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