Dad is back home and resting as of about 2:00 today. He slept well last night and looked 100% better when I saw him this morning as compared to last night. Dr. Holmes came in this morning and took about 15 minutes with him to explain all that he found and what we would do from here. Again, anytime a cancer comes back it is not the news we wanted to hear, but that being said, it is what it is and we are prepared to fight it away again. This particular tumor was very aggressive. Our goal is to keep the cancers in the head and neck and hopefully kill whatever is left with another round of radiation. The doctors will decide that course of action in the next couple of weeks based on the final pathology report. We are praying that he is able to get more radiation in that area. Cancer is so unpredictable and you never can tell from one person to the next how it is going to act. We are praying that this was all we will see. He is supposed to rest until at least Friday (Ha! I've had already had to drive him by the office on the way back in to town!) He will go back to the doctor (hopefully his local GP) to take out the drain left from the surgery on Friday, then we have an appointment in two weeks with Dr. Holmes to remove the staples and check on the healing. HOPEFULLY he will know at that point what our next step is.
Words cannot express how much we have felt your prayers. I personally am amazed at the blanket of peace and calmness that we have during all this. God is definitely with us every moment! Keep praying. Pray for this cancer to be gone! Love, Michelle
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