Dear ACJ

Glad all is moving forward quickly. When I finally got my surgery date phone call, I can still remember how good that felt to know we would soon take action. I hung up the phone and started thumping my chest, jumping around our living room, and yelling "F%$! Yay! We got it - April 1! Cut this S*&t out of me! LETSSSS GOOOOOO! April 1 Yay!!!" over and over for about 2-3 minutes. It felt so good to have a solid path and trust in my care providers. My wife and I shared giant hugs and tears. An outsider might have thought I had won a medal in the Olympics. I guess we kinda did, so far, the Olympics of life. Hard to type this even today without a lump and a few tears.

Keep us up to date. Stay safe and keep the faith.

Nels

OC thriver, Tongue Stage IV, diag 3/12/20, surg 4/1/20, RT compltd 7/8/20