We received good news today by being informed that my CT scan from late last week was totally clear. There was nothing abnormal found using this high-quality imaging tool for our "every 4 months" look-see. Since this was our first such scan since the baseline one taken a month after the June 17th surgery, we are understandably delighted.

The scan is the "gold standard", but we also measured CA 19-9 levels that is often related to this cancer. That's a blood test we do every 2 months. We'll take that measure again in a month (a month early) to determine if its slightly elevated level from last week is of any concern. Absent that information, there is no reason for concern at this time.

I writing this sitting in the airport in Dulles, Washington DC on my way to Pompano Beach, Florida for some warmth, running, and to fit in some advanced flight training. Since my IFR rating training was interrupted more than a year ago due to this cancer, I'm eager to get back to flying and hopefully finish up this rating in the coming months. Not dealing with upstate NY's icing this next week and a half will stack things in my favor! I'll then meet up with Amelia next week, in Boston, for Thanksgiving with some of her family, along with visiting Heidi that Sunday.

Amelia and I will return together to Florida in January for me to compete in a 10K run during the Disney World Marathon Weekend. I'm being "sponsored" by Cigna, and they are generously flying us both down and putting us up for two nights in Disney World. My cancer story will provide them an inspiring example of overcoming significant odds thus far, so stay tuned!