Thanks everyone for the kind words and good thoughts.

We have to wait two weeks for the biopsy results because the doctor is going on vacation. Everyone deserves to have vacation. We're resigned to waiting an extra week. It's not any easier, but que sera sera.

My overriding concern right now is for my wife's mental health. It's why I'm here talking to all of you. While this has been an incredibly stressful and rough road so far, I'm terrified that what we've already been through may pale in comparison to what may be coming. I know we're all supposed to live in the here and now and not worry about things we can't change (namely the past and the future), but saying it doesn't make it any easier to do it, live it. I'm going to remain as strong as I can be and take everything one day at a time. Keep calm and carry on (a truly wonderful adage until it was adopted by the hipsters and marketers).

We've signed up for the Oral Cancer walk in New Jersey on Sept. 21st and will be there walking. So far, we've raised a fair amount for just two people (Team Katie). Our friends and and my workplace have been incredibly supportive. Maybe we'll meet some of you there?

Katie started treatment chemo/RO, MND x2 at Morristown and has switched to Memorial Sloan Kettering. We weren't unhappy with the doctors or treatment at Morristown, we just feel that MSK is giving us more options, more information, and a better path forward towards preserving as much quality-of-life metrics as possible. We consider ourselves fortunate to be so close to so many world-class cancer treatment centers.