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Finished the Clinical Trial!!

So it is done!  I finished the clinical trial this month!!!  It has been three years and now it is complete!!  My scans were clear!!  Dr Grossman even said that he was surprised how clear my scans were and how well I have been doing!!!  We did talk about the future.  I will go back and see him in 3 months and get scans again in 6 months.  I will see him every 3 months for 2 years but will only get scans every 6 months.

We talked about risk of re occurrence.  I take this for what it is, statistical, because of going 7 years before re occurring.  Statistically speaking, things look very good for me!!!  What  I do know is that melanoma is a monster and can come back at any time and disrupt life!!!  The good thing is I know now some of the things that create a greater risk than others and can mitigate those risks as much as possible.

The good thing is that this bout has not slowed me down.  I play basketball twice a week and have been able to continue umpiring high school baseball!! This year I again was able to work a lot of tournament games including the 3A State Championship game where I worked behind the plate on the final game!!!

Life is a blessing and trials simply make you stronger!!!  I am blessed and again thank all of you for your support!!!
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