"It was that routine scan of his shoulder and upper chest, in a sports medicine office, which he got because he told his GP he was having some shoulder pain and the doctor said, "Well, why don't you get your shoulder looked at that sports medicine place since your insurance will cover it?" And Michael did that, and the radiologist who looked at the results of the scan said he thought he saw something suspicious on it."
"and that showed up what turned out to be a tumor, which turned out to be cancer, which resulted in many appointments and chemotherapy infusions and surgery and more immunotherapy infusions and follow-up appointments. And now it's been a year since that initial sports medicine appointment. The cancer was found early, and it seems safe to say that the medical treatment worked. The immunotherapy infusions are ongoing, but Michael seems fine, his doctors think he's fine, and the CT scans are clear."
A routine shoulder scan led to further CT imaging that revealed a tumor in the upper chest. The tumor proved to be cancer, prompting multiple appointments, chemotherapy, surgery, immunotherapy infusions, and ongoing follow-up. The cancer was found early, and medical treatment appears to have worked: current CT scans are clear and doctors consider Michael to be fine while immunotherapy continues. The anniversary of the initial scan prompted reflection on the role of chance, timely medical evaluation, and effective treatment in producing hope and the sense that ordinary life can feel miraculous.
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