The final test

Today was the last test. Saskia had to lay very still for two hours while a special (nuclear) scan was made of her entire body. Luckily she could watch a movie ("Happy Feet") during the scan.

The initial scan results were the same as the others: no apparent signs of spreading through her body (hallelujah!).
The tumor in her neck has grown with two of its 'fingers' very close to the skull and as such it was decided that a head and neck surgeon (who is used to be fiddling in that area) will need to be present during the operation. 
Now that it is confirmed that there is no spreading throughout her body, the doctors will not perform any heroics in removing the tumor. They rather leave a bit behind, than to cause serious damage while removing. In case the bid that they leave behind is too large to leave untreated, she will still need chemo, but not as extreme as initially anticipated.
The operation will be performed in the next fortnight or so.