I am starting this blog post with a pic of Rusty and Jeff preparing to head out fishing at 7 AM last Thursday.  Rusty feels good and is up to most of his old tricks.  (Notice I said "fishing", and not "catching." 😉)

On our way up to Houston on Saturday, we stopped in Katy where my roommate from nursing school, "Cadge" and husband, Bob, were visiting her daughter...we have enjoyed a 59 year friendship.  Their home is in Tennesse.  Good visit.

Rusty had an early Sunday morning MDAnderson appointment for "restaging" scans.  Restaging diagnostics are performed every three months and compare prior diagnostics to current ones to assess comparative size of tumors, effectiveness of treatment and general state of the disease.

Monday was lab work, EKG, Echocardiogram and MRI, and Tuesday morning before seeing the Melanoma team, Rusty had an EEG.  We saw the Doc and the Melanoma team Tuesday and the tests show improvement in all areas...in many cases, tumors have completely disappeared. There is one small tumor near the right kidney which they will watch closely.  The tumors which appeared on his shoulder and neck in July are much diminished since the radiation and are not painful.  Brain lesions are improved and according to doc "brain is happy."  In all, it was a positive "restaging" visit.

Rusty has more energy, is encouraged, and is, in his word, "giddy" about todays reports.

Sunday afternoon was free and we attended the Houston Symphony concert at Jones Hall.  What a performance!, and what a pleasure to experience a city with such rich offerings!

We'll be on the road home Wednesday and we leave on Friday for our regular monthly Market gig in Wimberley...about a 3 1/2 drive from home.  We take the RV, set up on Friday, sell on Saturday and come home Sunday...it really is fun.

Thanks for the support, wonderful messages and prayers.  We are so grateful.