3-month checkup

I saw the doctor for my three-month checkup today and everything looks good. There is no sign of cancer on the scans of my liver. I'll go back in three months for a follow-up CT of my chest and abdomen, but for now the news is good.

I'm glad for the report, but another situation has driven home for me what a scourge cancer is. It doesn't care who you are, or how good a person you are. It takes husbands from wives, mothers from their children, and children from those who love them. This is an evil we may never fully defeat this side of Heaven, but there is progress being made.

You have all been so generous to me these last four years. You've sacrificed to support me personally and you have contributed thousands of dollars in my name to the fight against cancer. Recent events have made me more passionate about being a part of the fight against cancer as a global menace that tears apart families, not just fighting the cancer that threatens my own life. That's why I am donating to support my sister, Janet, in her second consecutive year running the Chicago Marathon for Team Livestrong.

Thanks as always for your prayers. They mean so much to me. The Lord has been good to me and blessed me through them.