"Just Stab Me In The Chest"

You'll need a hero

And a good dog

Especially a good dog

A bandaid now and then

May the simple things be amazing

On the journey of your life

He said I'll be an angel flying by your side

On the journey of your life

Recovering nicely from the biopsy. It went well. Minimum pain until after the procedure. I was given a local anesthetic and a small tube was inserted into my lung just below my right Collar bone. They choose this particular tumor because is was the closest to the surface of the lung and the easiest to reach with the smallest chance of complications. A biopsy needle was then inserted into the tube. It took seven tries to get enough tissue with a CT scan after each try. Each time I felt a very deep ache for just a second. The staff and Dr. were great.

I still have a sharp pain under my right shoulder blade but it is getting better. I have had this same pain off and on for the last 8 months but thought it was just age related from my shoulder replacement. Obviously it was the tumor. I felt it as soon as the needle hit the tumor. So much for having no symptoms. Hind sight can be very enlightening.

Its still gonna be a long road and it will have its bumps, potholes, dips and hills, all roads do, but today I choose to climb the hill to the top so I can view the road and prepare myself for the ride to come. (from a comment posted on FaceBook about a close friend of ours that was killed last week in an airplane crash. Thank you Ciera Jade Hardcastle.)