Gavin: Results

We received the results of the PET/CT scan this evening that show Sonny has relapsed under treatment. This means the tumors in his chest have become active again despite chemotherapy and the lumps in his neck are new cancer tumors.
From here he will have a new biopsy to ensure we are fighting the correct disease and begin high-level chemo followed by radiotherapy. To ensure the disease is completely gone, Sonny will then need either a stem cell or bone marrow transplant.
The reasons for this relapse could either be a particularly nasty form of cancer, or cells that have escaped chemotherapy and become more resilient. We are concerned because our consultant is.
We are trying to convince ourselves that Sonny had a life-threatening disease yesterday and he still has one today - nothing has changed in terms of the intricacies of getting him well again. But in all honesty I think we both feel it's time he had a break.