I wanted to take the opportunity to share some good news.
Many of you have already heard that Ted has crossed his first big hurdle on this road of recovery.
On September 8th he had a full body PET scan to look for any cancer evidence and it was completely negative showing that he remains CANCER FREE!!
His radiation oncologist, though very confident in his work, admits that he is amazed at the progress that Ted has made. He said it really is a small miracle!
Dr. Son reminds us that the tumor was very significant in the back of Ted’s throat and now all he can see is healthy tissue. He can’t even tell the difference between the left side where the tumor was and the right side that was not affected. He asked Ted if he could use him as a reference for other patients with a similar diagnosis that are wondering which course of treatment to choose.
Ted told Dr. Son he would be happy to share his story and help in any way that he could.
From here he will continue to have CT scans every 3 months and as long as those stay clear he is good.
If anything new or irregular shows up on a CT scan they will order another PET scan and the cycle will continue for at least the next year and a half. He continues to look amazing and he says he has never felt better physically.
He has been working out like crazy and getting back in shape rebuilding some of the muscle mass that he lost in treatment. We do yoga classes together 2-3 times a week and he continues to ride his bike preparing for next year’s CT Challenge.
This year…he completed the 50 mile bike ride and raised almost $8,000 in 3 weeks for cancer research (thanks to all of your support). It was an amazing event that we both plan to participate in next year.
I was so inspired I am trying to do the 50 mile race next summer and he is training to do the 100 mile! We will of course keep you all in the loop with all the details as we get closer. Anyone interested in riding on his team let me know. You have your choice of distances 12 mile, 25 mile, 50 mile or 100mile.
In the meantime, he is enjoying his time off (he is on administrative leave until January) and he has been spending a lot of time coaching his own children for a change of pace and they are loving it.
We hope you all had a great summer and you are now enjoying this beautiful autumn weather. This is Ted’s favorite time of year……
Love-
Denise
