Hey Everyone! We had a good day at our pre-run! I got to go in and see Earl with his mask on bolted down to the table. It kind of freaked me out but he was totally fine. We were able to see his CT Scan of his entire head and exactly where the tumor was. It has grown some since it was first discovered but that is normal. Dr. Harper called it an aggressive tumor but felt confident it would be eradicated and he will be cured. We feel good about his prognosis and I know we are surrounded by a great team of medical Doctors. So Monday, he will have chemo at the Hollings Cancer Center downtown which will take about five hours. We have to be there at nine am, which some of you know is probably a bigger challenge for Earl than the chemo. (He is not a morning person). The chemo treatment (cisplatin) will take about five hours(IV) and then we will head East of the Cooper to the Medical Center there for the Radiation which is only a ten minute appointment. Earl will be completely exhausted by the end of the day, I am sure. Then he will have radiation five days a week for seven weeks, with only two more Chemo treatments. Oh, yeah-we found a good little restaurant in Mt. Pleasant that will probably become his lunch spot, it's called Charleston's Cafe, so if you're over there, check it out. It's really good. I had the Fried Green Tomato & Pimento Cheese Sandwich. Good Lowcountry Eating. Well that's about it, we are gonna enjoy our weekend and just relax before life gets hectic. Earl has a great attitude and is very upbeat and positive about the whole thing. That is 2/3 the battle. Still no word on when we get the PEG tube in, I guess they'll call soon enough.
Thanks for checking up on us, Peace be with you! Donna & Earl
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