We had very acute scanxiety leading up to this scan, both Christy and I. We aren’t sure why–Alexander is doing wonderfully well. His energy is up, school is going great, and he gets stronger and more capable (and more vocabularific!) all the time. There’s no good reason for us to think anything was wrong, but we both felt pessimistic. When your whole life comes down to the result of a scan, it’s easy to get wrapped up in negative thoughts.

But the news is good! Alexander’s scan was once again free of any sign that his cancer is progressing! As we were walking back to the hospital at St. Jude from our room even before Alexander had awoken from anesthesia, our amazing doctor called to tell us (quickly–she didn’t beat around the bush!) that his scan looked good. It’s hard to say that this one was a greater relief than previous good scans, but it sure felt to both of us like this was an even more intense relief than we have felt before.

We are still not in the clear. It will be years before we are in the clear, if we ever get there. We know the next bout of scanxiety will be just as bad. But for now, we can celebrate the best news we can get in our circumstances.

And life hasn’t been all stress and worry–check out these photos of us at the Chicago Golf Show and at an ice skating event at the Chicago Blackhawks’ practice arena, brought to us by Bear Necessities!