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This is a hard one to write…

As most of you know already, Sandy had her two month MRI last week and we got the results on Friday — the MRI showed a new tumor has appeared in her brain. It is about an inch away from the area where she had the surgery in October. Fortunately, because she has been getting MRI’s every two months, this new tumor is still relatively small - 1.6cm - so the doctors believe it can be treated. One of the treament options may be cyberknife, a pinpoint form of radiation that does not require any conventional surgery. We will find out more when we get to Stanford Medical Center and meet with the team of doctors. We leave tomorrow (Tuesday) morning for the two-day drive to Palo Alto (we don’t like to fly, so a spring road trip it is). The past two or three days has been an intense whirlwind flood of adrenaline and emotions…. from scared tears to laughter and love, usually all at the same time….

Yesterday we had an open house garden party that we had planned about 3 weeks ago. When we realized that the date we had picked was right after her scheduled MRI, Sandy asked me “What if it’s a bad MRI?”  And I said “First of all, it’s not going to be a bad MRI, and if it is, all the more reason to party.”  Well, I got the last part right anyway. It was an amazing, powerful, beautiful day of connecting with friends, most of whom did not know about Sandy’s MRI results until they got to the party. I can’t even begin to describe what a  great experience it was for us and everyone there. It turned into an unplanned but very fitting send-off for us. We are so blessed to be surrounded and uplifted by so many friends in this wonderful community. But unfortunately we have to leave them, and our home, for another trip to Stanford. But we are confident in the journey and know the place and the doctors well. And that gives us hope. And we know that our garden of friends and family will be with us in spirit… and will be here upon our return.

I’ll keep this blog updated as best I can on our trip. Please say an extra prayer for Sandy.

Good night,
Dan