Beating the Odds over and over again

Thursday after Derek got done with work we headed up to Salt Lake City. We spent the night at my Uncle John and Aunt Jean's condo. They live literally across the street from the conference center. They have an amazing view from their place and we love staying with them. It makes it really easy for us when we have early morning doctors appointments because they live very close to Primary Children's Hospital. Here is a few snap shots of the view from their place. Notice the temple, church office buildings, other tall buildings, the roof of the conference center, and in the bottom picture is the state capitol.

Friday morning we had Derek's regular cancer check up...except this one was kind of a big deal...it was his 2 year mark. The doctors always have told him that they needed to check him every 3 months for the first 2 years after remission (which we have been doing). The percentage of his kind of cancer is much more likely to come back in the first 2 years than any other time which is why they keep a really close eye on it til that point and then the percentage drops drastically after that. Well they said Derek was healthier than ever and had once again beaten the odds. We were so excited. Now we only have to go every 6 months for his check ups and it will slowly fade out after that. Derek is doing great. He feels better than he has in a long time and he is happy where he is at. The doctor gave us the 2 thumbs up that he is looking great and doing great. Yay...for a clean bill of health! That's my Derek...beating the odds over and over again. We are so blessed.