Good News! Bad News!

Well, Dr. Keole, the radiation doctor called this morning with good news and bad news. Good News first- Mom is good for proton therapy. Yeah!!

Bad News - The MRI Mom had yesterday to prepare for the proton therapy shows that the small tumor that was removed on December 12 has returned. He cannot start radiation until it has been debunked again. He was on the phone late last night with both Dr. Fink the neurooncologist at Baylor and Dr. Doughty the neurosurgeon at Baylor coming up with a plan for Mom. (By the way, Dr. Keole was Dr. Fink's recommendation of the best radiation doc in Oklahoma City. At our consultation with Dr. Keole, he asked how we came to both he and Dr. Fink. He told us that she is one of the two best oncologists in the region. I think this means God has taken us to the right people!)

The plan they came up with goes like this- Appointment with Dr. Doughty tomorrow (Thursday) to consult about new surgery. Schedule new surgery to debunk recurrent tumor on Monday or Tuesday. All three doctors are on board with this plan. And all three doctors are declared the best at their specialty by at least one of the others.WOW!

So shed a few tears today, well more than a few. But ultimately I got to see my mother, her humor, her strength, her grace. I know we serve an awesome God who is in control! Mom has the best doctors around. And, well, now we can research all of those studies and trials that are for recurrent brain tumors. Maybe she is supposed to be in one of those.

So there you have it! Good news-Bad news! By the way, Mom knew something was wrong before she got the call about the MRI. Her symptoms had begun to return. So we are going to get this taken out again and move on from here. I have said it before and I will say it again - My mother is a WARRIOR!!!