July 29th
Today I got the results of the scan. Above is the latest scan. The last blob on top (see the arrow, it is above the two other blobs) is Theo and he is now 50% smaller. To be exact: 5.5×3.5×11 centimeters large. Here is another scan.
Good news. Progress is on schedule and the treatment is working.
June 4th
This is the original scan from June 4th. Theo was 12x6x11 centimeters then. Twice as large as it is now. The oncologist advised me to go to the doctor quicker when I feel something is up. The tumor was rather large…
Just before we went to the get the scan results Vincent did another video interview with me:
Good news. I am still digesting it. Tomorrow I am off for another 6 day stay at the hospital so they can pump me full of the stuff that makes me feel sick but does work. Halfway but not there yet.
I’ll toast to this good news! Cheers!!!
Big kiss!
Ellemijn
Man, wat een goed nieuws zeg, top. “Ga zo door”, kill Theo!
Dude!!! That’s fantastic news!!! Yippie!!! You guys must be thrilled!!
Hang in there and good luck for the next round! You are beating the crap out of that thing
Lots of hugs, love and positive thoughts,
xx
Maarten -
Ding ding, congrats on round II. You are a champ. So is your family. Best wishes, healing thoughts and strength to all. Thank you for keeping us updated!
Much love -
Jen
Maarten, wat een fantastisch nieuws. Je weet dus waar je het allemaal voor doet. Geweldig! Veel succes in de 2e helft. Nog 2 kuurtjes en weg is Theo.
I love Chemo!!!
Is that a way to up your spirits or what!
We’ll be by in your nice hospital room to help you get trough yet another round of chemo.
Love Anita (B)
Jeej, halfway there! Theo is now Little Theo and will soon be Absent Theo!
Super Maarten!!
Top om te lezen, super.. lets kick the thing!
very very good news. what a relief that the Theo eliminator kicks ass. Mr Theo, off you go and never come back!
see ya soon
PS miss Pipa sends you a heeeele dikke kus, I was talking to her about you
Maarten, Lori,
Good to hear this 50% reduction. This crap Chemo poisen actually works.
And since you have so much time this week and must be excited by now write the review of the Sanyo, the OLPC and the DVB-H phone
See you in the hospital. Greetings from Vinz and me.
Maarten,
Met je fantastische resultaat en je optimisme heb je ma een heel mooi verjaardagscadeau gegeven. Ze is er zo blij mee.
Sterkte met ronde 3.
Pa
joehoehoe, dat ziet er goed uit!!! wat een verschil, ben heel blij voor jullie. Kick that motherfuckers ass!
xxx
Good news!
Hope the next round will shrink it into oblivion.
gr
Great news! Your blog is an inspiration – as are you and the great family and friends around you Maarten.
Just wondering – do your doctors have any theories about medical properties of whisky? I might send you some – or bring some along next time I am in the Netherlands.
See you soon. Regards from Scotland, David
Finally I saw the vid and took a look at the dinnerpics as well. Seems you had a very good day yesterday and a very nice meal. You and Lori deserved that.
So you’re halfway. Some major work has to be done, but end of project is insight.
Hang in there mate,
JosK
Woohoo!!! Brilliant news! We are keeping up with all your updates and progress and are thrilled all your positive energy (and probably the chemo too I guess) is doing it’s job!
Not long to go now!!!
Love to you both,
Katherine and Hans
xo xo
Take that! And that!! And THAT!!!!
Good on you, Maarten – you’re winning !!! Keep going!!!!
Maarten, wat een geweldig nieuws! Houd vol en alles komt goed! Het allerbeste.
Hello Maarten & Lori,
And goodbye Theo! He is on his way out! Such good, great, wonderful, fantastic news!
Our love and good thoughts will be with you during this next session of “getting rid of Theo”.
Love & Hugs, Shirley & David
AWESOME NEWS!!!! Visitors like Theo have to know when it’s their time to go and it looks like he’s halfway out!!!! Keep up the good work and the end will be here soon!!!
Bye bye Theo! Shrink, sucker, shrink! Such great news, Lens. Halfway there and halfway shrunk. Sounds like they know what they’re doing! Yay for oncologists!
Hello, so good?
I am the Gleyson, live in Brazil and had a seminoma mediastinal last year. Today I am cured and going very well.
Trust vai make sure that everything for you.
a hug
gleyson@yahoo.com
Lets waste the rest of that shrinking blood sucking motherfffing son of a bitch too! Over the hill and ready to go
… keep on rockin Lensie!
Hey Lens en Lori!
Goed om je weer te zien gisteren. Heb je raad gevolgd en mozarella met tomaat en gescheurde baslislum lopen knagen gisteravond. Hou je haaks en tot snel weer!
liefs,
Sylvie
Goed nieuws en ook echt te zien. De eerste helft is weg, nu de tweede nog!
Goed nieuws man! Veel sterkte bij de volgende ronde.. deze wordt niet gewonnen op punten maar met een volle K.O!
Maarten & Lori
such great news!! – keep your chin(s) up.
(Tim’s brother Nick is also due for another poisoning tomorrow for his non-Hodgkins Lymphoma -
he’s also halfway through and it’s now down from the size of a grapefruit to the size of a golfball – )
Heel veel sterkte van onze kant van de grote plas…
Dxx
I’m just dying to make all of these inappropriate comments about the rarity of a man being happy about anything being 50% smaller. or anything shrinking. But you’ve always been one to buck the system, Lens
Good news, though I expected nothing less. A good attitude and loads of support (and fat affectionate cat) is nearly as effective as gobs of poison. Certainly more fun.
I hope the good news make this next go around in the hospital better and easier than the last.
Maarten, great news!!!
Good luck with the 2nd half, you will win. For sure.
(I could talk about soccer games, and how the Germans always manage to win…but a Spanish victory would be more in your style…a clear, classy victory!
Marco
ps. I bought a new pro-DSLR – for the next MOMO!
Hi Maarten,
this is the coolest thing I have ever seen!! Breathtakingly beautiful, what a nice sight
See you soon
Marta
Hi Maarten & Lori,
This is good news for both of you offcourse! It’s great to know all the struggeling is worth it. It gives new energy for the round 3.
Eat lot’s of icecreams and goodnight.
Michael
Well all right!!! The news is fantastic, you and Lori are awesome and we could not be happier!
Both of you are an inspiration to all of us and we know that you are touching people you don’t know and haven’t met.
We’re struck by the good friends that surround, support and love you. That’s a testimony to how awesome you are!
Love,
Raelene & Tony
Maarten,
dat ziet er goed uit. Nog even volhouden.
Groet, succes en sterkte
Ook aan Lorry
Willem
Wat een goed nieuws, ongelooflijk.
Keep it up Maarten!
Groetjes
Annet