Today went as well as we hoped. All the test results are in, and they all say "nodular sclerosing Hodgkins Lymphoma". My bone marrow biopsy showed that the cancer has not gone into my bone marrow. The PET showed that the cancer was nowhere but where we thought it was. I start taking the blood thinner tomorrow, cuomadin. I guess I need it because when the port was placed, the vein that the catheter was threaded through was really squashed. It is so small that with the catheter in, it is really tight. If any clotting were to happen it would be very bad. He showed Clint the scans. A few weeks ago someone told me that they heard through the Cody grapevine that I had a mass the size of a baseball. I said that it was not true, and laughed about it. It appears someone knew more than I because he said today that the nodes in my chest have gotten so enlarged that they all have grown together to form a mass the size of at least a grapefruit. How does a person not know that is there??? It is kind of funny but for the past few years, every time I would ride with the biker chicks I think "I am not that out of shape, why can't I keep up?". Dr. Anderson said today that he was surprised I hadn't been in to see a doc earlier complaining of decreased cardiovascular strength. Instead I just beat myself up for being a wimp!!!! Now I know... The only change that was made today is that Chemo will begin on Feb. 26, and will now go for 6 months as opposed to 4. New studies are saying it is just better to go longer. It works pretty well for me, as I will not be tied to radiation 5 days a week all summer. I should finish up chemo sometime early August, then begin radiation after the kids go back to school in the Fall. OK, enough for now. Thanks for all your support up to this point, and for the continued support to come.