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by John » Mon Jan 20, 2025 09:53 pm
A couple days ago Cheri underwent another cancer scan here in town, and today we went back in through the ice and cold to hear the results. Cheri wanted me to be there to hear the doctor in case there was anything she might not understand. A lady came in and weighed her, took her blood pressure, and asked a few questions about pain, falls, smoking or drinking, stuff like that. Then in a noticeably quieter voice, asked if she was being abused. I thought, with me sitting right there beside her, she wouldn't admit something like that and with me there, it seemed pointless to ask. Of course, Cheri often sees her doctors when I'm not around and I imagine they must ask her then. We never have more than the most minor arguments and those are very rare. After the visit we went out to breakfast and I mentioned how quiet the nurse got when she asked about abuse. Cheri laughed and said she thought about telling her that she beat on me once in a while.
After the preliminaries, just minutes later her regular doctor came in and gave us the great news. Absolutely nothing on the scan and her blood numbers were all terrific! Of course, because of the kind of cancer she had, she won't be considered truly cancer free for years to come. It tends to come back. But being cancer free at all, is such an enormous relief! That also means one less trip to Columbia. So, we went out to a celebratory breakfast.
As we were leaving to the hospital, I heard Taylor outside meowing as she usually does but I didn't see her. So I laid her out some food, and she came trotting out from behind the garbage bins to eat. When we came back, all her food was gone and I didn't see her, but I left her some more food. I'll be going back outside soon and check on her again. The cold, snow and ice don't seem to bother her all that much, I suppose because she has a nice, warm shelter to crawl into. John