Cancer Thoughts 5

Hi everyone,

So the end of the first week is coming, this is one week I will not soon forget. For me time and life has and is changing beginning last Monday.

If you are getting this Email you are family, a close friend and someone both Patty and I care about. I also know that everyone does not process information and deal with life the same way. For me writing down how I feel, what I think, my fears and my hopes is therapeutic. I also know that not everyone wants to know how I feel and or what I think. If you do not want to continue to receive these E-mail’s please let me know and I will remove your from this list. One thing you should know I can not and will not always be hopeful and or positive, I am sure at some point some of these updates will be angry and full of rage and I understand if you do not want to read my rants and raves.

I am planning on writing a journal and sharing some of those thoughts, hopes, frustrations and fears along the journey that Patty and I are on. I know Patty is not sick but she is absolutely part of this and has already made easier for me. A lot of times I will say we saw the(insert doctors name here) and when I say that I do mean we. I can not image what it would be like to go through this alone. The doctors never just address me, they speak with both of us and make sure we both have an understanding of what is going to happen, what they are going to do or what they hope to do.

All of the doctors I am now seeing are some type of Oncologist, a medical (chemotherapy), a Radiologist, we are going to see the ENT Oncologist (Surgeon) tomorrow at 2:30 and that should complete the main team that will be treating me. We are hoping that he does not practice his medicine on me, as in my case both the other Oncologist have said that the plan is for them to kill all of the cancer using Chemo (once a week for eight weeks) and Radiation (five days a week for eight weeks), and then surgery would be done to remove anything that may be left, but of course we are hoping that is not necessary.

As long the surgeon agrees with the treatment plan set forth by the medical and radiation oncologist we are good to go. But both of the other oncologists have told me that he holds the trump card and will call the shots, so tomorrow will be a big day. If you do not hear from me you can assume that all is well and we off to Hawaii on Saturday. I am so looking forward to being in Hawaii with some of the people I love and care about. Well enough of this be well and have a good week I plan on it.

So again please let me know if you want me to take you off the list.

Me (me is much easier than Michael, Seal, Buddy, Mike)