Today my parents went to the oncologist (and I tagged along) to get the results of my Dad's MRI of his head, which was done on Wednesday. Because of the numbness in his lip and chin there it was assumed that there would be a tumour pushing on a nerve somewhere (and we feared that it could have spread to the lining of his brain). Well, for about the first time yet in this cancer journey, we had a doctor's appointment with good news - there was no visible cancer!!! (Note - we are just talking about his head here - the other cancer is still there.) This was great news though, because we did not want to hear one more piece of information that would imply we have even less time with Dad.
As a matter of fact, my Dad is starting chemotherapy on Monday. This is not a life preserving measure, but it is hoped that it will be a life extending measure. The doctors exact words were, "This could give you a reprieve for a month or several months." The doctor emphasized that we shouldn't be too optimistic about time, but at this point, we'll take what we can get!
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