Finally, an appointment with the famous Dr. Perry Shen

Just minutes ago, Wake Forest Hospital called with the appointment we were waiting for.

So, on Nov. 5th, a week from this coming Friday (and this coming Friday evening is the MRI), we meet Dr. Perry Shen at 3:15 pm at the 14-floor Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake. I hope that Dr. Shen will give us the MRI results at that time. I actually hope we get them before then, but oh well.

If you want to see a picture of Dr. Shen and read a very brief bio, click here. If you go to that link, click on the Research tab. Stunning list of published research by him. Probably why they call him "world-renowned".

Five days after meeting Dr. Shen, Bill will have his biopsy at the same hospital (Wednesday, Nov. 10th, early morning). Maybe that will be done by Dr. Shen. We don't know. Biopsy results take a week.

Bill, still the funniest man I have ever personally known, said, with a straight face: "That's a terrible name for a cancer doctor. Perry Shen. Sounds like "perishin'". I nearly fell down laughing, but he never cracked a smile. You know how he is.

Bill still feels fine, has no symptoms (or won't admit to having any), but every so often a cloud passes over him, and I can tell because his expression becomes gloomy. He won't even admit that he feels gloomy until I ask him about five times, then he finally admits it, to get me to hush.

He just left for the University--teaching Milton this afternoon.

Bravest man I ever knew.