Scott had his hour-and-15-minute Cardiac MRI on Monday and the results look good. There doesn't appear to be any invasion of tumor into the heart. This would have made surgery impossible. We plan to see the thoracic surgeon at Cedars on Friday and get his final word on surgery. We hope it will be scheduled soon but are still awaiting approval from the insurance company. The Independent Medical Review by the state agency should be finished this week. Its decision is binding. We may be celebrating Christmas in a hospital room, but if all goes well, it will likely be our best Christmas ever.