Tuesday

Crotchety, whiny moment (I promise it won't last long...) -
Thought we would get to do a sit down with Dr. Oncologist today, but she informed us that we would need to make an appointment to get our questions answered. Unbelievable. She was on vacation, now she needs us to make an appointment before she can boil down what is really going on here. She did feel inclined to tell dad that he would need chemotherapy. Wish we could have had that conversation with her first.

He has been moved to a telemetry room. He's continuing to receive regular physical therapy. We did find out that he will continue the therapy in-hospital, so his stay will be weeks/months depending on his progress. I'm sure dad's not excited about this, but I think it's positive because last time they sent him home very early and he had some out-patient therapy that never seemed to be too effective.

I wanted to thank those of you who have emailed me notes for dad. I can't tell you how much this means to him. Jenny tells me that when she reads these to him he seems to perk up. Keep them coming. Nothing is more healing than knowing you are loved and cared for.

Additional note:
I just spoke with mom and Jen after their day at the hospital. They attended a brain tumor support group this evening which they said was helpful. They also mentioned that the reason they haven't given us a full-blown prognosis is that the docs have a "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Since every case is different, they typically don't like to go down this path. I think this is wise because we should totally focus on getting him better and into remission and not about what the statistics say. Also, Dr. Oncologist said that right now we are to focus on his recovery, then we'll cross the bridge to treatment when he's more equipped for it.

- Darcy