Doc says Robin is hot!

The other day we asked for an explanation of some text from Robin's PET-CT scan which was performed in August. The PET scan tests to see where cancer is in your body by detecting areas which metabolize sugars rapidly. Robin's results had stated that "no metastases had been detected" meaning that the tumor hadn't spread to other areas - that had been welcome news!

The results also stated that several areas had stood out on the scan, including "symmetric foci" in the area of her neck which were deemed to be "brown fatty deposits". We asked the Nurse Practitioner what were these "brown fatty deposits"? She did not know so she picked up the phone and called one of the senior Radiation Oncologists at the medical center. We could only hear half the conversation but as it progressed we could hear her say to the physician: "so you typically find this type of fat in animals such as bears", "it's a type of fat which has a high metabolic rate and so has a higher temperature", "so you want me to tell Robin she is 'hot'? - I'm sure she'll be glad to hear that!"