Saw the cancer doc at Mayo yesterday.   JIM's cancer IS IN REMISSION!!!!!   HBG = 12.5!  WBC = 5.1!  and platelets = 85 (normal range is 135+.   These numbers are all without transfusions, supplements or shorts.   All on his own.  :-)   I couldn't be happier.

And so, he gave Jim the green light to get his back issues treated aggressively.  Which will probably involve steroid injections and Physical therapy.   I see the PT being a long term thing, a few months or more for sure.   Onward we trek...