We got our schedule for Oct. 19 at Johns Hopkins - what a busy day that will be!

• 8 a.m. - Labs
• 9 a.m. - meet with Susan Sartorius, the nurse who's organizing the study
• 10 a.m. - meet with Dr. Evan Lipson, melanoma specialist
• 11 a.m. - meet with Robert Gray, a nurse in the Weinberg Cancer Center (not sure what for ...)
• 12:40 - CT scan
• 1:50 - MRI
• 2:20 - Tesla MRI

Don't ask me what it all means, or who's going to do what. I only know that it will be a long day - we will leave home by 7 a.m. and not return until sometime during the afternoon rush hour. And, that Robert will get a thorough going-over. 

Luckily, Loren will most likely be available to come visit Chewey - if not, we'll figure something else out. 

If we still have any energy, we'll go to the Kehila adult oneg that night - the speaker is a Kosher baker with a new cookbook, and I'm not sure we'll be able to resist!

Believe it or not, I'm looking forward to this. Crazy, huh? It's amazing how a good scare can keep you focused on what's important in life!