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Robert was released from the hospital on Saturday and we headed home as soon as we could. It was so nice to be home, I can not tell you. Robert is healing really well. We saw the radiation dr. Thursday and then Friday it was back to Dallas for Dr. Oxford to remove the last drain and for the post–op checkup. Dr. Oxford has turned Robert over to the radiation dr. (Kurley) until a month after his last radiation treatment. That is right more radiation. Dr. Kurley said he will probably recommend for Robert to have 30 radiation treatments which will be everyday for 6 weeks and chemo once a week. He and the chemo dr. will get together and come up with the best plan for Robert. We will go back to Paris Tuesday to meet with them and hear the plan they come up with. Dr. Oxford is going to recommend a ct scan on Roberts tongue to Dr. Kurley. Dr. said the path came back clear and he did not see anything on his tongue, but they want to be positive before starting any radiation, because once they start the radiation on the right side then that will be it. So if they missed anything it would be too late then. We asked, if Dr. Oxford got all the cancerous nodes out then why chemo and radiation again? They said with this type of cancer it is very prone to coming back and we need to fight it with everything we can. Robert is so strong and he has so much trust in his doctors not to mention his strong faith. He is really swollen and really sore, since he has no lymph nodes on his right side or left (dr. removed 63 nodes and only the 2 Robert found were cancerous) so it will take a while for the fluid to find new paths. Right now his right eye is one of those paths. Tears are just pouring out. I told him I would get him a patch to cover that eye, but he just shook his head no. Hope all has a good weekend and enjoy the great weather. Will post again after the apt. Tuesday.

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Also, my mother is having her first of at least 2 surgeries Tuesday, our thoughts and prayers will be with her and Benny, wish we could be there with ya, but know we are thinking about you. So hurry and recover and get up here and let’s catch some trout!!