Every few months, my husband has to go in for check-ups with his oncologist. This usually consists of an MRI and blood and urine tests. The last MRI checked only his neck, while the blood test looked for an increase in cancer cells and the urine test looked for Bence-Jones proteins (which, I believe, are identified with multiple myeloma only). They may have been looking for certain proteins in his blood, too, but right now I'm tired and my memory is not cooperating. And...Lonnie's asleep on the sectional, so asking him questions right now would be totally pointless on my part! (When you read this, honey, maybe you can leave a comment to correct or add something.)

The shocker was when he received back the results from the MRI. Since that is where the two tumors were, that is the area they recheck. It was evident on the screen that there was bone regrowth in his neck! Well, first of all, we didn't know the tumors had grown into the bones. This means that if the growth of the tumors had continued unchecked, his neck could have broken very easily and he may have ended up paralyzed or worse. May I stop here for just a second to reiterate what I've said before: GOD IS GOOD AND HIS TIMING IS PERFECT. Secondly, we were rather amazed at the bone regrowth because from what we (or should I say Lonnie, as I don't remember things as well as he does -- a side effect of my poor sleep habits, I'm sure) had understood, if bone regrowth needed to happen and was going to happen, it would have occurred within a couple of months of the last of the radiation treatments. Either way, it's good!

And can I brag on him just a bit? I've been needing a blender since the motor in my not-so-old food processor/blender burned up a couple of years ago. Okay, so I need a food processor, too. Anyway, I called him the other day to see if he'd stop at Linens and Things to pick up a Black & Decker blender that was $30, but only $10 after rebate. Definitely not top-of-the-line, but if it makes milkshakes, I'm happy. He didn't buy it. Instead, two days later, he took me out to dinner then to another store and bought me a KITCHEN AID blender. That's like getting a 2007 Chevy Tahoe (hint, hint) when you'd asked for a Kia to try to save money. This blender will last me until I'm 90! And it's red! Yeah, it's only a blender, but I wanted to share this with you to show you what kind of man he is. Definitely a keeper. I thank God for him.