REMISSION!!!!!!!

We left this morning a little after 5am and returned a little before 1pm...so almost another eight hour day. We traveled in the rain most of the way to Vanderbilt and then on the way home we traveled in fog (tonight's photo). The initial registration at Vanderbilt before he had his PET scan seemed to take forever...not real efficient today. Then the rest of the times went like clockwork...we were in Dr. Sosman's exam room a whole thirty minutes early. At first one of Dr. Sosman's fellows came in and talked and checked Woody out and let us see the scan. He told us that Woody met the criteria to stop Keytruda infusions. Then Dr. Sosman came in and talked for a bit and while talking uttered the word "remission"...such a sweet sound to our ears! This drug is so new that there isn't a lot of data out there as to how long a remission might last...charting new territory! We left Vanderbilt with an appointment for a PET scan, labs and appt. with Dr. Sosman for twelve weeks from today...that's three months! I can't believe that we don't go back till April! So now they will just watch and make sure that the melanoma doesn't rear its ugly head again. Now we pray that he doesn't have a reaction to "going off" Keytruda. I hadn't thought of that possibility till today...always something else to think about! This evening we ate supper with Nathan and Kathy and family. After supper Woody headed off to walk to the prayer room at church. Praising God for such great news today! Thanking Him for this miracle in our lives.