Playing to WIN

Yesterday Chris kept up on his walking.  He actually was walking laps. Each time he would go out in the halls he would try to beat his last record.  I went out walking with him a few times and after the 9th lap I told him I thought he should sit down and rest.  He said, "If you're tired, go ahead and go back to the room and rest. I am going to beat my last record."  Then he would say, which became his motto--" You play differently when you play to WIN."  He is playing to WIN !!  Earlier this morning he couldn't sleep, so he went out twice and wore his fitbit and went two more miles !! Wow, his recovery is going so much better than expected and we are so grateful.  He's been doing so well that Dr. Kim discharged him from the hospital this afternoon.  So he is HOME and resting.  Before we left the hospital we got some of the pathology reports.  Dr. Kim called it a complicated pathology report because the good news is he is at a Stage 2A because the tumor hadn't penetrated the colon wall.  They removed the lymph nodes they were worried about and all 28 lymph nodes came back CLEAR!!  Such wonderful news!!! On the flip side, Dr. Kim called his cancer an ugly cancer that was very aggressive. We still need to get results for some genetic markers and should know within a few days.  At that point we will be closer to knowing if more treatment will be needed.  Dr. Kim and all of us are thrilled with the results that came back today.  We are so grateful for Dr. Kim, we feel we were guided to choose him. We are grateful for  the nurses, the nurses aids, all the staff at LDS hospital, and we are grateful for our army of family and friends who have stood by our side and helped us be strong.  We are grateful for our Savior who has been mindful of us and has taken care of us during this hard trial.