Dad's prognosis is EXCELLENT!!!

What a positive day!

First and foremost, mom finally had a talk with the neuro-oncologist. She said that dad's prognosis is excellent. And in fact, she says that there is no visible tumor left and chemo at this point is unnecessary. She won't even see him until he is discharged from rehab, then they will start to monitor him via MRI, and then chemo will come into play if they see anything crop up in the future. For now, the tumor is (was) exactly the same as it was 20 years ago, and it is non-aggressive, and slow-growing. The docs say that they are here to "wait on the sidelines" until they are needed. Dr. Oncologist also believes he will rehab quickly. And, importantly, his current "hazy" condition is still due to the length of the status epilepticus and he will recover from it. This is the best possible news we could hope for. (Interesting though that another doc had eluded that the tumor had "crossed surgical margins" and was aggressive.....now we know that is not the case.)

Tomorrow he is being transported to the new rehab hospital. Yipee! Out of BNI! Now that's progress!

This evening they put in the new feeding tube. Mom also mentioned that his swelling is much better and he looks more like his regular self. He talked to Carolyn on the phone today, which I'm sure lifted his spirits.

Oh, and as a side note, Dr. Oncologist also told mom that there is an excellent, top-notch doc here in Dallas that is her counterpart and can pick up on his care whenever they get moved out here. Another great discovery.

(I'm still doing a little jig around the living room, I'm so excited!)
-Darcy