Last month, 2012 Ambassador Austin had another round of clear scans. He is now officially a four-year survivor of bilateral Wilms tumor. His energy is boundless, he’s loving gymnastics, and he recently mastered his back handspring. His mom, Krissy, shares this update.
2012 Ambassador Austin, now 7, has been cancer free for four years.
Today’s scans, which included blood work, a chest x-ray, an EKG, an echocardiogram, and an abdominal ultrasound, all came back clear.
Unchanged, no evidence of disease, and — my favorite — unremarkable. Which always strikes me as ever so remarkable.
As we walked out of the clinic hand in hand after five hours of appointments, he swung my arm and casually said, “That was fun.”
And he meant it. Which also strikes me as ever so remarkable.
And most remarkable of all is that in 365 days, two measly scans away, we’ll be able to use a whole different C-word in reference to Austin: cured.
Watch Austin do a back handspring at the gym:
Fund childhood cancer research so more kids like Austin can celebrate being cancer free.
Read more from Krissy Gallagher:
- Waiting Room Thoughts: A Glimpse Into the Future
- A New Definition of Beauty [PHOTO ESSAY]
- Thank You, Mom, for Taking Care of Me When I’m Sick
- Very Super Extra Relieved
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