STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY

I started the New Year off - by taking off work!  YAY Me!  I am so thankful I was able to take the first week of 2012 off from work!

The new year brings a new journey.... one that I've not been down before with my daddy.  So nice to know God is with us on ALL of our journeys. 

After a routine colonoscopy, 5 cat scans and surgery, 3 tumors were removed and my sweet, seemingly "healthy as a horse" daddy was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in late 2011.  Chemo-"therapy" was prescribed. 

Step One:  Port Surgery - Insertion of a port which will accept the chemo cocktail - was installed by Dr. Portera (oncology surgeon) on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012.  The surgery itself was about a 40 minute procedure. 




STEP TWO:  Wed, January 4th - He looks so Good!  You wouldn't know he's the patient! 
Just had surgery yesterday and sitting, waiting patiently on the medical oncologist, Dr. Stipinov, to tell us the next steps.

 

"Support Personnel"
aka Sweet Momma



Step TWO: Round One of Chemo



Riding thru Chemo like it's Nothin'

This is the "Treatment Room" - a room that holds about 40 "recliners", many supportive nurses 
and on this day - a pretty lady :0)

We left the treatment center with a pump inserted into the port.  This pump can be worn around the waist or over the shoulder and pumped chemo into the port for another 48 hours. 

Friday, we went back to the treatment center - where they removed the pump.

While I realize this was Round One - of thirteen- God was certainly with us and gave dad strength for the journey!  Praise the Lord - dad experienced very little nausea and overall, did remarkably well.

Now, only twelve more to go!  You can Do it Daddy! 
God gives Strength for the Journey!!!