I’ll start with the bad news….Josh is back in the hospital. Hopefully it’s nothing serious. It seems to be something with his intestine and could simply be a reaction from the chemo. However, there is always a possibility that there is something more, and that is why we really need some prayers!! Pray for a quick recovery from this bump in the road. We hope to have him home by Monday. He went in early this morning and I just came from the hospital and he was much better than he was previously, so hopefully this will just work itself out.
Now for the good news…we have some pretty good indications that the tumors are shrinking significantly. The “tumor markers” in the blood have come down a lot and the tumors in the abdomen actually feel much much smaller. So, along with your prayers say a prayer of thanks for this wonderful occurance. Also, the Oncologist, Dr. Rosenberg feels that Josh is ready for The Big surgery ( I have referred to this earlier, Dr. Sugarbaker in Washington DC is the surgeon). So, Gretchen is doing her best to get a surgery date as soon as we can, but it looks like it won’t be until July. Of course, I will keep you all updated on that. We are really hoping that an opening will come up and he will be able to have the surgery sooner rather than later. Dr. Rosenberg was very encouraged and excited by Josh’s progress so far, and we hope that today’s events will soon pass.
FYI, surgery (with a specialist) is imperative for this type of cancer, and the only way to really eliminate it. We have been praying that the tumors would shrink enough to enable the surgery, and it seems as though that has happened and Josh is just about ready for the next step in this fight.
Thank you for your continued support.
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