Where the Heck is Darrell?

Brain cancer is...

...sooo popular!

Entering Dr. Park's office for his monthly appointment today was like entering Cheers in the classic TV show:  "Darrell!"  (Or maybe like when Darrell's dad goes to the gym:  "Gordon!!")

The receptionist was the first to greet Darrell.  JoAnne's eyes lit up when she asked, "Where have you been?"  Ken the phlebotomist was second to celebrate Darrell's arrival.  Next came the nurse, Karen, above.  We caught up on kids and movies with Karen.  As we left, it was great to see the nurse navigator, Deborah, who concluded our visit with some great restaurant recommendations.

The appointment went well in the medical sense too:

• Blood levels are good.
• Round 11 of maintenance chemo commences tonight. Dr. Park commented on how well Darrell has tolerated each aspect of his treatment, notably the radiation and chemo.
• March's scan is booked.
• We had many thanks for Dr. Park because this is the first time since Darrell's anniversary that we have seen him:  We thanked Dr. Park for being there in the hospital when Darrell was admitted.  We thanked him for his kindness and concern and for his willingness to take Darrell on as a patient, even though his schedule was very congested.  Finally, we thanked him for introducing us to the notion of Optune.  
• We began to plan the future, post-chemo course of action with Dr. Park.  Whoo Whoo!

We ended the day with a spontaneous pre-Valentine's dinner date with Zachary at Olive Pit.  This sunset was a nice way to end the day:

We hope your sun set on a successful Monday too.