Appointment

We met with the radiation oncologist today. I rescheduled Friday's appointment because they scheduled us for 2pm and I couldn't force myself to face Friday afternoon traffic from downtown Phoenix back home. You can see where my priorities are. My sanity versus Jack's well-being. However, I'd like to believe that Jack's well-being is directly related to my sanity :-)

We saw one of the younger doctors in the group and he came in with his PubMed articles in hand and told me that I forced him to do his research. He briefly went over what the research said and the pros/cons and alternative treatments. When it was all said and done, there wasn't anything he told me that I didn't already know or we hadn't already tried. He was totally on the same page as me and agreed that this was an appropriate option for Jack. He had even called an ENT to discuss this with and to get his opinion. I really appreciated the fact that this guy did his research. Jack has a CT scan scheduled for Wednesday and then the one-time radiation to the upper and lower salivary glands on one side will probably be done next week. Since this is the procedure of last resort, I just hope it gets the job done.

Things have been quiet around here and that is a good thing. Not much happening, except for a certain little boy's recent loss:

of a tooth!

Have a great week.