More Good News!

At Green Lane hospital we waited next to a lady who described to 2 other ladies how her varicose vein had a way for popping up extra hard when she crossed her legs and then she could play with it.
Then a large man and his small son came and sat where they had sat, with him instructing his son not to tell anyone (the seats were reserved for oncology and haematology patients).
"What's Oncology?" asked the lad.
"Dunno" came the erudite reply.
Eventually we saw the doctor - not Dr Thompson, but a registrar type lady (still not sure what these different types do).
The scan shows that the tumour marker (the main liver tumour) has reduced further, from 19mm last scan to 14mm, which is half the size from what it was in about April...
The other tumours all appear to be stable at this stage.
So I only need to go back to a hospital for a checkup etc. in 3 months' time.
Here comes Summer!
Of course, if symptoms raise their heads it will be an earlier return.
Lois baked me a carrot cake.
And just before blogtime, Heather (Lois's sister) brought my 25th teaching anniversary cake over.
It's gorgeous!
Music icing round the outside, a healthy dollop of chocolate butter icing covering the rectangle, and key teaching words decorating the top ("sir, "passion", "paperwork", etc.)
It is the most thoughtful cake I have ever contemplated eating!
Thank you, Heather (and Lois for the yummy carrot cake too)!
So, in a nutshell, cancer not obliterated yet, but cowering in a corner for now, and I'll take that while I can.
Tearful farewells with our Year 13s today, and an amazing rap performance from the boy who at Yr 13 Graduation becaming Head Boy for 2010.
Aah. Music Teaching - a box of tissues should be standard issue (also an amazing performance from Barbara M, who sang a spinechilling song by Pink called "Dear Mr President" - a heartbreaking indictment of GW Bush.
From blogtime to bedtime, to dream of more assemblies, music and cake.

G.