Not much has happened since our appointment in Toronto on Wednesday. One of the decisions that needed to be made was postponing the radiation that was supposed to begin this week on dad's hips. The radiology department contacted us today explaining that proceeding with treatment for the H.O. would be too hard on his system as he needs all of the strength that he can get for his upcoming throat surgery.
Mom also put a call into the E.N.T. specialist's secretary for a little information. She was able to tell us that a neurosurgeon has come on board, being assigned to the case and he's looking at the files. The next step will be an appointment for this surgeon to meet dad and go over everything. Since it's almost the end of the day on Friday, I don't imagine we'll hear anything until next week....which means surgery is a while away yet....more waiting. We just hope that it comes before an emergency tracheotomy is required as we would much rather all of dad's care be provided in the one hospital where an entire team knows the situation and is working together.
So for the mean time we can be thankful that mom is a great cook that uses lots of spices and seasonings so at least dad's liquefied meals taste better than they look!
Hi Kim, I met you Father and Mother in person a couple of years back (on Joey's Look-Out, Gambo) I have been talking to him for years on-line. Although it was only for a few minutes I could never hope to meet two better people. All of you will be in our prayers and thoughts.
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Best wishes Ivan. Wayne & Marilyn
ReplyDeleteThose that know me know that I about the most positive person that a man can be..As I read this last blog I see some positive things happening and I feel that the young fellow is going to jump ( no pun intended lol ) this hurdle as he has done so many times in the last 17 years..
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update Kim
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