Our 1 Subject Notebook

One of our helpful companions throughout this battle/experiment/journey through the rabbit hole was a green 1 subject notebook with 70 wide-ruled sheets.  It's the kind one would carry to school to record lecture notes and doodles in History class.  Here are the first entries from our green notebook.

These were tidbits from General Surgeon  Dr. GREYGREEN, the Coward.

We began to identify the monster by process of elimination.

More tests were necessary.



The first oncologist we visited--let's call him Dr. YAWWWN, the Apathetic--
was not affiliated with MD Anderson.
 

With everything but a yawn,
Dr. YAWWWN, the Apathetic explained his treatment plan to us.
The plan did not include aggressive chemotherapy and bio-chemotherapy,
which was, in his opinion, basically too risky on anyone but the dying.
His recommendation:  1. Surgery  2. Radiation  3. Interferon injections
Then he ushered us out of his office by a back door
where we stepped directly into the parking garage. 

So, finally after 2 weeks, the monster had a name:
Amelonotic Melanoma, Late Stage III
We had direct gut confirmation that we weren't coming back to this particular oncologist.
And we had the prayer support of dozens of loved ones and friends.