On Monday, April 21, my ENT doctor, Dr. Portugal, saw that the wound under my chin was not healing. He took, what I supposed to be a routine biopsy. Two days later, on Wednesday, he had the report from the biopsy--indeed, the cancer had returned. He was as surprised as we were and said that he would need some time to confer with his colleagues and decide what kind of treatment would be best for me. We did meet with the vascular surgeon, who said that a stent would be counter productive. So, that plan is abandoned.
We will meet with my oncologist on Tuesday, May 6, and learn what options there are to slow the cancer down. Meantime, Jack and I are planning to go to the Cabin for a few days. This is probably a good time, because I'm feeling fine, living comfortably with a trach and a G-Tube. I'm trying to do as much writing as I can on another book. (If you have not gotten a copy of my book, Do Not Go, My Love: An Odyssey of Eight Years with Stroke and Dementia, you should be able to get it from Amazon.com or by e-mailing Warren Anderson at wanderson@judsonu.edu Or you can write to him at Judson University, 1151 N. State Street, Elgin, IL 60123).
I am trusting God for the future. I will take one day at a time, and enjoy as much of life as I can. God is faithful and I know that I am in His hands. Please pray for my family.
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