Well, most of you have heard already but here's the scoop...
We returned home on Saturday night, but while we were in Illinois, we met with the Oncologist at the CTCA and he believed that more chemo wouldn't be helpful...Jeff has already done 2 of the best chemos available without much of an impact on the tumor, so we should try something else. He set up an appointment for us to see the Radiation Oncologist (Dr. Eden) http://www.cancercenter.com/midwestern-hospital/physicians/bernard-eden.cfm
We liked Dr. Eden right away...Jeff was wearing a cap that read "Isaiah 41:30" and as soon as the doc came in he said "ooh, good verse!"..."thou shalt rise on wings like eagles..." Then he said "I'm Catholic, but I love Jesus!" (What a flashing red light from God...Thank you Lord!!!!) Then he looked at Jeff's scans and said that he believed there is a 50% chance that with Tomo Therapy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomotherapy he can either shrink the tumor, get rid of it, or stop it from growing!!! GREAT NEWS, however, there are two drawbacks for us...Jeff's memory might be affected more than it already is and we have to be in Illinois for 3 weeks (They would do 2 treatments a day for 3 weeks). But, we loved what we were hearing...so we decided this might be a better option than staying here and doing more chemo. The first step is for them to do 2 scans which helps them be very precise on where to shoot the radiation, and then they need a week to calibrate the machine...this means that we are again departing for Illinois tomorrow, they will do the scans on Wednesday, and we'll be home on Thursday. Then we'll go back in a week to start the treatments. Part of the 3 week period Dalaynee and mom and Laur will be with us and we are going to try to come home on the weekends, that way we shouldn't get too homesick.
This hospital is unbelievable http://www.cancercenter.com/midwestern-hospital.cfm ...there are patients there from all over the country and a lot of them seem to be Christians. I can't tell you how many times I heard "If you have Cancer, this is the place to be!"
We thank our Lord for direction! And I want to thank many of you for your encouragement that we are doing the right thing...you've given me clarity!
You are all such a wonderful blessing!!!!
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