Now he told us that I am only the third patient still alive of all patients with metastasis. An old timer of 80 yrs, lives 7yrs, and another patient lives 5yrs. I am no 3 with 3yrs survival!
He continued to explain that I was/am the first and only patient where the decision was made to stop immunotherapy treatment. At first they had doubted due to the many metastasis, but they are now studying why my miracle happened and how to repeat it.....
Dr Zenda hoped that I would set a record like getting older than 80. I smiled confidently and told him that I no longer felt being a patient. His jaw dropped hearing about my Mt Takao hike the week before. He laughed when my wife said that I would become 100!
So we had a great time. Friday’s is not for outpatients but he had accepted our appointment today by exception, to meet us as friends, and so would he do at our next appointment in 2021! What a great feeling that the medical team is counting my years of survival. For them I am such a special breakthrough case study.
Yesterday I was happy with a clean scan, today I am happy to be a miracle, tomorrow is a gift, like every day to come!
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