Team Tom! It's been a long time, but I have news to share, so I'm going to get the bad stuff out of the way. I've had a little pain in my back and the latest CT Scan confirms that I've some new evidence of cancer in the lining of my left lung. The result is that we're going to do another short round of chemo and monitor how it goes. It's upsetting, but it is what it is. I had a nice 8-month stint of nothing but cancer shrinking or stability. Let's get that back.
Had I made this post a few days ago, I probably wouldn't have even talked about the pain or cancer and instead just let you all know that life has been pretty cool, actually! My good buddies from Austin paid me a surprise visit last weekend, and it was so good to see them and hang out.
The Austin crew hanging out in Gilgal Garden
The story: Renee and the uber wife had been planning a surprise for months and kept it from me. After I had an immunotherapy infusion last Friday, my wife said, "Let's go to Spaghetti Factory!" When we arrived, she said she had a reservation for five. I'm like, what?!?! Are the kids coming?!?! She just rolled with it and let me believe the story I was making up for her.
After a few minutes of waiting, Mercedes ( good ol' Art of Warlord) comes up from behind and asks me if I dropped something (presenting me with an old Beckett's Magazine Writer Card of mine). I just stared with disbelief. Is this real life? Next thing you know, Kayly (good ol' Mythdust) sneaks in, and I'm surrounded by my old buddies. THE COOL KIDS CREW FROM KI!
Took the crew to my favorite local game / card store
My non-plans for laying around all weekend were suddenly gone and instead we went all up and down the Wasatch Front visiting game store, seeing sites, and catching up with what's been going down.
Just a tiny bit of snow at Snowbasin this year
What an absolute honor it was to have them come in to pay me a visit and what great timing. I'm going to need that boost going into another round of chemo. Here we go again!
Happy Dueling!
