Quick update once again regarding my dad. I was able to see mom and dad this weekend on a quick overnight visit. It really is amazing how cancer treatment can knock a person sideways. As you may recall from my previous post, dad had to go in for surgery to reinsert his feeding tube. Then to make matters worse on Monday or Tuesday, he developed a low grade fever and an infection around the surgery area. He is on antibiotics and mom is cleaning the wound 3 times or so a day. 40 or so pounds less, but still fighting strong.
In general he is doing okay, and there are only 7 more treatments left including today. He acknowledged that the final week is going to be tough. Overall, considering what he has gone through thus far from diagnoses, to treatments, to surgery again, he is doing not to bad. On top of that, he told me that he doesn’t feel too bad, but the cancer treatments are causing some very thick mucus to build in his mouth and throat and that cannot be washed out – therefore he is using what looks like an electric dentist suction tube machine, thingy-ma-bob, what-cha-ma-call-it. Fun – I would say not.
So in conclusion, we are counting down the days – 7 more radiation treatments, and 2 more chemo treatments. He is fighting through this, but the cancer treatments have taken their toll. The one thing that he is looking forward to having once all this is done – a big glass of ice water. The one thing we are looking forward to - a healthy vibrant dad.
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