January 8th - 2008

Hey everyone,

Joe had the Gamma Knife Radiation today and he did great. We were there a long time but well worth it. They did radiation on the 2 spots they removed the tumors from on Dec. 7th. He will be monitored closely for the next year on his brain. They will do CT scans once every month to detect any tumors that may start growing in his brain. He will have a headache for about week but that should go away. The headache is due partly to the halo that was screwed into his head to keep it still during the procedure.

Chemo will begin on Monday the 14th to make an attempt to slow down the cancer already in the head, lungs and liver. We won't know how the chemo is working until they rescan Joe later in the treatments.

Joe's spirits are still very good and it is very hard for him to sit still but he is working on it. He took his Faith booklet with him today and highlighted some areas while he waited. He even cracked a few jokes.

Thank for all the help, thoughts, and prayers we have received. If you don't have a prayer card for Joe yet please let me know and I will get one to you. They are little cards that have a rainbow on one side and a reminder to pray on the other with Joe's name and a bible verse. Thank you Joey and Kelly for creating them. They are very special to Joe and I - so if you would like one please let me know.

God Bless,
Crystal

Something Joe circled in his book today:

"My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."
Luke 1:46-47