Hi there…thanks as always for your visits, calls and emails – they are very much appreciated. Many of you may have already heard from us about our latest news (if your email was handy you probably know most of what I'm going to tell you). Unfortunately, this is another one of those blog posts I didn’t think I’d ever have to send out. Dallas’s condition has been worsening over the last month or so – he has been plagued by very intense headaches and other symptoms.
Last week he had both a bone and CT scan of the head and neck so that our doctors could assess the situation. I wish it was good news. Unfortunately, the cancer has spread to his brain and he has many lesions and tumors there (I’m still not sure what the difference is yet). On Wednesday, when we received the news, Dallas was immediately put on a high dose of steroids to start shrinking the inflammation in the tissue surrounding the brain lesions. Yesterday, we were rushed in to see a radiologist and radiation treatments were started immediately. Dallas had his second radiation treatment today and will have three more next week. Of course he’s still smiling and making the best of the situation as only my Dallas can. Tomorrow morning he plans to go fishing and prawning with a buddy of ours – we still need to top up the freezer for visitors this winter!
We can't even begin to express our appreciation to our wonderful pain and symptom physician, Peter Battershill,. As soon as the CT results were in, Peter was developing a treatment plan which will probably include a visit or consultation with Dr. Chia (our oncologist) in Vancouver for further assessment. As usual, my guy is going in fighting - I’ll post a more detailed update on the blog as soon as we know more. In the meantime we’re staying close to home – spending time with our family - making the most of every minute that we have together. Thanks as always for your love, support and encouragement. I’m sorry that phone calls are difficult for both of us right now so if we don’t return your messages right away please don’t take it personally – we love you all. More later….
Love,
Patty & The Big Guy xxoo
