Yes!
He is very much alive and doing well!
He actually just messaged me on Monday, January 4th 2021 with a portion of the results of his last PET scan which shows all metastasized lesions/tumors are gone now and the tumor on his right lung continues to shrink. I’ll put what he sent to me below.
Early on during Covid his doctors found a suspicious growth that they presumed to be the return of his cancer. Covid halted normal operations so he was just left in the dark for several months. I believe he was expecting to begin chemo/radiation once things began to normalize. However, when he went back to get his check up (~6 months after the initial red flag) things were back in remission and on track toward recovery.
He has been maintaining his dosage of RSO and distillate, for the most part. He may have about halved his intake since the initial regiment (from ~1g RSO & ~1g Distillate per day to ~0.5g RSO & ~0.5g Distillate), I will have to verify with him.
Below is the message as he sent it this past Monday; it’ll serve as a testament to his survival and as an update 2.5 years after his initial diagnosis. I’m very grateful to see his name pop up in my unread messages, I’m happy he’s still with us. Coming back to this thread makes me quite somber when I see Beaker’s replies - but I’m very thankful some of his words have been eternalized here.
January 4th 2021.
"Hi K, can I please get a Kare package. Also below is a portion of the results from my last PET scan showing all metastasized lesions/tumors are gone now and the tumor on my right lung continues to shrink. Thank you K, I love you man.
FINDINGS: Overall PET and CT image quality and intermodality registration are
satisfactory. Mediastinal blood pool SUV maximum is 3.12. Hepatic parenchyma
SUV maximum is 3.76.
Head and Neck:
New Lesions: None.
Progressive Lesions: None.
Stable Lesions: None.
Improved Lesions: None.
Other Findings: None.
Chest/Thorax:
New Lesions: None.
Progressive Lesions: None.
Stable Lesions: None.
Improved Lesions: Redemonstrated fibrotic changes in the medial right
lung which may be slightly improved in size/configuration compared to prior
examination. Previously-described mild hypermetabolic activity has improved
with SUV max now 2.45 (previously 3.51).
Other Findings: None.
Abdomen/Pelvis:
New Lesions: None.
Progressive Lesions: None.
Stable Lesions: None.
Improved Lesions: None.
Other Findings: Diverticulosis without convincing evidence of
diverticulitis. Focal FDG uptake within the sigmoid colon related to
diverticulosis has decreased compared to prior examination.
Musculoskeletal:
New Lesions: None.
Progressive Lesions: None.
Stable Lesions: None.
Improved Lesions: None.
Other Findings: None.
IMPRESSION:
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Improved postradiation changes in the medial aspect right lung.
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No evidence of malignancy in the head/neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, or
osseous structures.
- Persistent focal FDG uptake within the sigmoid colon has improved compared
to prior examination and is likely related to diverticulosis as before."
Be Safe and Be Well,
K