...and insert witty Opening Sentence. Two plus years later, and we're back. Dan's cancer has metastasized to the lower part of his spine, in the fifth lumbar. "I'm back ... back again ..." It's not very big, it has both grown and shrunk since it was first noticed in Feb 2021. And although Dan only learned about it last month, they are moving quickly now. Sometime this April, after a few prep scans and his first tattoo, Dan will receive focalized radiation. therapy. Because it's small, he'll see only one to three sessions, and in only the one small area. Five years ago kidney cancer didn't react to radiation therapy, but already there have been medical improvements and the doctors are optimistic that he'll see positive change. Dan is Dan, so he's heading off to work this week seven hours away. Drop a line, and ask to see his new tattoo.