Finished at MD Anderson
It feels quite strange to be leaving Houston with no conclusions. We want to begin treatment for Dan. We worked so hard to get an appointment for Dan at MD Anderson because we want a 2nd opinion from some of the best cancer specialists perhaps in the world. And, now it seems that phase is over.
Dan's doctor at MDA told Dan Monday that they will look at all the test results, discuss his case and make a recommendation for treatment...later. There was no procedure for check out. After Dan had been in the MRI machine for an hour (working very hard to be completely still), the MRI technician told Dan, "You may go." We'd been there 3 1/2 hours.
We ate a hamburger in the Mays Building cafeteria, drove to Hilda's, Dan took a nap while I packed, and we got on the road at 5 p.m. heading out of Houston. We are spending the night with some of our long time supporters who live in Cypress, TX. We truly had a blessed evening. In the morning (Friday) we'll drive on towards Ft. Worth. But first, we will phone Dawn, our MDA contact, to ask, "When can we expect to hear from Dr. Lin?"
We are tired, but we are okay. I feel like I want to complain, say something like, "but I thought they'd treat us more like real people. Instead, it was more like we were cans of green beans that they had to move from the shelf into a box. They were finished. They put us in the "outbox," and we're supposed to move on. They have other cans of green beans to test and put in a box. I'm reminded of what Paul said in Philippians 2:14-15, Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe." Maybe we'll hear from MDA soon. Fortunately for us, God is patient with us. He is still "growing us." -- Anne and Dan