May 11, 2008

Hey Everyone,

Happy Mother Day! I had a great day with my family. We went to church, lunch and dinner. Joe was very tired tonight and went to bed early. He has been taking a couple of naps a day which is increasing the number of hours he sleeps each day.

They doctors visit on Thursday told us that the tumor in his head is a little bigger than a golf ball. It is pressing on his jaw muscles and nerves in his face. It is inoperable and they hope to shrink it with radiation but they said several times that this procedure in no way will prolong his life only try to reduce some on his pain and discomfort. They made his mask and began the planning of his treatments during that visit. His first radiation treatment will be on Thursday May 15th and the final one will be May 28th. They will not do a scan after the 10 treatments??they will only see if his symptoms are better. (headache, sore jaw, numbness on right ride, etc).

Joe will see the neurologist on Thursday May 15th to do a follow-up MRI on his brain to see what the status is on the brain tumor they just performed Gamma Knife on April 15th.

I have to say after leaving the doctors office on Thursday afternoon it seemed like the devil tried to pull the life from us. It was very depressing and we were in the dumps but you know we are only human. We know it is how you react when you are down like that (blessing or curse) that is important. We came home and discussed what had happened and went to the Lord. In a couple of hours we were revived spiritually because we chose blessing. We refuse to let the devil take hold of us in any way. It is a hard battle to fight but we are standing our ground the best we can. Please continue to pray for strength. We will continue to wear our Jesus Glasses and be in the world not of the world!

Love to all and God Bless,
Crystal