No Aprils Fools! Radiation is over!

Robert finished up radiation Friday, April 1st. He was so happy to be done and he did really good. He has had to use his feeding tube for some of his meds. Ensure and Gatorade. Benny was making fun of him saying he only uses it for the stuff he can not stand. Well it is true, he can not stand Ensure, but who can blame him. He has held his weight the last couple of weeks and his blood pressure has been really low and also his blood sugar level. Not sure what is going on with that, but we will see his Oncologist Wednesday and find out if Robert will continue chemo until his next scan which will be in 6 weeks (I am saying he probably will want Robert to and Robert is saying no, he is done). Robert told the radiation staff he was going to get the feeding tube out next week, and he talked all the way over to Paris yesterday about going back to work by the first of June. He is so optimistic, me I am a little more reserved. We were wanting the radiation to be over with and now it is, I am starting to get a little anxious, it will be a long 6 weeks before we find out if all he has been through since last August has killed the cancer.

Mary, who you can see in the picture is Robert's radiation tech. She told him yesterday after his last radiation treatment as he was lying on that hard cold table that Dr. Kerley had just ordered 10 more treatments. He took it very well, and just said I don't think so. She then told him April Fools. The staff at Paris were so nice, after a total of 97 treatments in the past 4 years, Robert has developed a personal relationship with all of them. Mary,'s husband, Wendell has Thyroid cancer, by the time they caught it, it was too far gone for treatments. He and Mary need prayers. Can you imagine her helping patients all day everyday, and not being able to do anything to help her husband. She is a very strong woman and our hearts go out to her. Please put them on your prayer lists. Robert has to go back in 3 weeks for a check up with them, and we will let you know how he is doing. Marie's granddaughter was visiting her yesterday and she wanted to help Robert ring the bell. She is so precious. Thanks again for all your prayers, support and love. We will let you know what the Oncologist says Wednesday. Love to all, Robert and Judy