Clear Scans

Adrienne's scans were clear of Hodgkin's Disease once again, now giving her 5 months of remission. We are very thankful and relieved for this bit of good news. Adrienne celebrated last night by going to a Spanish tapas restaurant with some friends, followed by rearranging her dorm room and a movie with a friend. It's all fun and we're so grateful that she's able to experience these things.

Adrienne saw the cardiologist yesterday. He doubled her heart medication but she is still on a very low dose. He remarked once again about how small and thin she is. Most of his patients are people with heart disease who also have cancer so she is not like his normal patient. He seems to have taken quite an interest in her. With the good news about the scans and the medications under control, Adrienne is now going to be free of doctors until the first week in May, the week before her finals.

The only problem now is Adrienne's right hip. It appears as if the surgery was not successful on that side and she is having quite a lot of pain. The core decompression she had doesn't always work but at least the left hip is okay. She has an appointment to see the orthopedist in May when she finishes school. This will surely mean more surgery, which will be much more extensive than the last one.

Since Adrienne won't be doing the clinical trial this summer, we're going to take a trip to Spain so she can practice her Spanish and, of course, eat more tapas. It will be just the girls: Adrienne, myself, and Adrienne's grandma. My mother and I have been to Spain but Adrienne hasn't. We'd like to focus on the Seville area and the Basque country since neither of us spent time in those places during our other visits. It will be awfully hot when we're there in July but I'm sure we'll find a way to survive. Ole.