We have been home now for almost two weeks straight and it has been so nice. Although we want to get the chemotherapy treatments done as quickly as possible, moving the schedule to every three weeks instead of every two definitely has its benefits! Matt is able to do more because he feels better the further away he gets from his chemo treatment, and we are able to enjoy being home with our family for a more extended period of time.
We leave for the cancer center next Monday, June 27, and will be there until Friday July 1. Tuesday Matt will have a ct scan of his liver and we are hopeful it will be good news. Pray for us that his tumors there have shrunk just as his tumor in the colon has shrunk.
We have been in contact now with two stage IV survivors and it has helped us a lot to have hope that Matt can beat this. One survivor is from Florida and he was just recently pronounced in remission. The other survivor is in New Mexico and she has been in remission for over 4 years!!
Matt is a little sad these past few days as he has noticed that his hair is beginning to thin a lot. When they first told him it was a possibility he blew it off saying he didn't mind if he had to shave his head. Now that it is really happening I think he is more upset than he thought he would be. He has been wearing a hat to work and outside of the house to cover this up. When he decides to shave his head I will post a picture!
I have added a charm to the hope bracelet that I spoke about in my last post. There was already a cancer ribbon charm on it that says "hope" and I added a charm with a cross and the word "faith" to it. I thought it would be neat to have each person that takes the bracelet add an appropriate charm to it. I love the thought that I will someday pass this on to another person in need of hope.
I will post again on Wednesday of next week once we have spoken with the doctor about the results of his ct scan. Thank you all for being such wonderful friends!
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