About a month into our relationship. Ian asked me if I could come with him to Kaiser West Los Angeles to get some test results from a scan he had taken some weeks ago. He introduced me to his oncologist Dr. P as his girlfriend and I was thrilled. The scan had shown that the tumor in his liver had shrunk, but that a few small "no big deal" tumors that she would "keep her eye on" had formed in his lungs. Ian saw this as a win! I remember him telling me how happy his mom would be. He called his mom from the car and I heard her cheering from the other end of the line.
His reward for these great results was to get to take a break from the chemo for a few months. His beautiful dark hair, eyelashes and eyebrows grew back almost overnight. He actually had to go on a work trip during this time, and when he got back, he looked completely different. He was the hottest guy I had ever seen. I pulled out my 4x5 camera and took his portrait. I wanted to keep this moment forever.
