RD

If this is a repeat, just ignore me, I'm tired but happy!! The Oncology doctor came in today and helped us feel better.

The Oncologist told us that after the air leak heals in RD's lung that he will get to go home and rest for about a week and then start radiation. It will be Monday through Friday, for six weeks. If the trip gets too hard on RD there is a place that we can stay up here. But RD wants to try driving first to see how he does. Once a week he will be given Chemo. The docs didn't think he could tolerate both treatments, so they are going to lower the dose of Chemo while he is getting the radiation. After the radiation, the doc said that he might do some more Chemo but still at the lower dose. He said that he had seen people where the tumor got smaller and then disappeared. We are sure praying for that for RD. The cancer is Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. It is a Stage 3, would be a 2 because of the size but it is close to his main artery and that makes it a 3. I don't understand a lot of what I'm writing, just wanted to pass on what the doc told us.

We didn't rest well last night so he has napped on and off all day and is sleeping now. He seems to be feeling pretty good, just really, really tired.

Thank you soooo much for your prayers, we so appreciate them!! Hope everyone had a nice Christmas, even though we spent Christmas in the hospital, we had a nice day because we were together. Love to all...