Hello again! Well let us just start off with news about Neil and the beast that lies within. He underwent 2 rounds of chemo and actually did well, but his lymphnode still grows as of today unfortunately. Before getting his 3rd and final round before radiation, the Dr. called for a ct scan to check things out, and proceeded to let us know that it had grown and then proceeded to cancel the 3rd round of chemo and opt for a biopsy to check progress. Off to the hospital we went for another biopsy, hoping for the best but fearing the worst naturally. I could have very well ended up in the emergency room while he was getting his biopsy, let me tell ya that I am just as clumsy as ever and concrete steps hurt really bad when you fall going up them. After him getting stuck and me almost killing myself we were done and waiting...again. The results were in 2 days later, and the Dr. delivered our worst fear...the cancer was not affected at all by chemo. After discussing options for further treatment, Neil suggested surgery to get that thing outta him, so his other Dr. agrees that is the best option right now. Neil and I are excited, we have both wanted surgery from the beginning, but it has been a fight since Neil has an unknown primary at this point. The surgery is set for June 1st and radiation is postponed for now. As Neil told his ENT, this is the best news we have got so far during all this mess and the Dr. is confident they can get it all out, he still has to endure radiation at some point, but we are staying super positive and hopeful.
Now, what are some things we do to make this process easier, well we are educating ourselves, relying on each other as well as family come to mind along with spending as much family time together as you possibly can...oh and I mentioned the all important keeping a positive attitude which is hard but doable!
We have been educating ourselves about ways to keep this sucker from growing and the one thing that keeps coming up in literature is diet. You could call it turning over a new leaf, it is a wonderful thing when that little voice says to you....what you put in your body is important, and unfortunately like alot of others we never thought about what all the fast food and processed food was doing to us and our children. I am not one of those people that judge others and try to tell them about everything they are doing wrong, I will just say this...if you have any doubts, read and read some more, use the internet and even try reading cancer diet books...it will honestly scare the hell out of you and some sense into you about what you put in your body.
I am willing to do anything in the world to keep the love of my life and father of my child with us for as long as I possibly can, so let the doctors do they're thing and we will do ours...cause its worth it! Some things that we are doing...cut out fast food, processed food and try not to buy anything with ingredients we can't pronounce and we even go to a farm for fresh eggs now and they are fantastic. Trust me people, it takes you like a whirlwind when you try to change a diet that you have had since birth basically and it is a big undertaking. Some friends of ours are really helping us out because this is how they live and I have been told by all of them to take baby steps to keep from feeling overwhelmed. I think that the transition for all of us has been tough, but its so worth it. We shop organic, and yes it is a little more expensive, we feel blessed to be able to do it, but it is also that great time of year when people are setting up their produce stands and that is a really good thing for what we are trying to do. Grace is having so much fun going to the farm to get eggs and going shopping for new stuff for our bellys is a real treat for her as well. We all are trying so many new things and it makes me happy! Remember, baby steps...if we fall and treat ourselves to crap food, which is very rare right now, we get up the next day right back into the swing of things. Our energy levels are good, attitudes are good and our bodies feel good...it just feels right!
For now....we fight with everything we got!!! We are gonna win this fight together!
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