Today Bill had his second of three treatments and all is going well. Both lab tests have come back with negative reports--negative as in no cancer cells found. One is a new test genetic test (FISH) for chromosome adnormalities that would indicate bladder cancer. So after next Friday's treatment he is free until the next cystoscopy early December. He has booked flights for us to Tupelo to visit his mother, sisters, brothers and friends October 7th. Yesterday we took a "field trip" to Santa Rosa to the Charles M. Schultz Museum (Peanuts) and then to Jack London State Park where we hiked to the ruins of Wolf House, his magnificent, state-of-the-art, "fireproof" home that burned up just prior to move-in day in 1913. Lots of stone and brickwork left but all the redwood logs burned. The chimney to his 4th floor bedroom/studio still stands. Both places were very interesting!

Good news! This morning's cystoscopy showed no visible tumors. Urine will be tested for cancer cells/markers. Three weekly maintenance BCG treatments will begin Friday. About as good as we could hope for today. Whew! Bill will be on the golf course in the morning.

Wow! This summer has been flying by. Bill has had a good summer with almost daily long walks, plenty of golf, the US Open at Pebble Beach, and time at Point Reyes National Seashore and San Francisco. Bill is on the golf course as I write!
Now we are beginning to get nervous. He has moved his next cystoscopy up a week to August 17 in hopes of being able to play in our club's invitational tournament with Greg in late September. If no new tumor growth has occurred, he will begin 3 weekly maintenance BCG treatments beginning on the 20th. That is what we hope for. He would be "out of commission" about a month. Then we hope to visit his mother and family in Mississippi in early October. Cross your fingers!
I will post the test results as soon as we know.