Sunday – July 20th - It’s almost been one month since we learned that Sam has cancer. We are now waiting for a call to say that they have finished “mapping” Sam's radiation treatment. We were told on July 9th that this process could take 7 to 10 working days. We are hoping that we will learn something tomorrow. What we understand is that Sam will go in for a “dry run” and then the radiation treatment will start either the next day or a few days after. As I mentioned before, the waiting is always the hardest part – although, this is like the calm before the storm.
Sam is having difficulty eating – or I should say – chewing his food. He has quite a bit of pain in his face and ear and while the pain meds make him sleepy, they don’t completely manage his pain – hopefully they can increase the dose so that he doesn’t have to suffer as much. They tell us that he will be getting a feeding tube in his stomach within the next few weeks, but no news on that either. I think he’s lost a few more pounds so, when he does go in, that may speed things up regarding the feeding tube. But, again, he hasn’t been scheduled yet.
It’s funny how the anxiety builds with each passing day. As much as we realize that the treatments will suck, we just want to get started so that Sam will get better. We waited to break the news to our children and family because we wanted to spare them the waiting. I’ve read Gavin Sinclair’s book “All things work for good” and he encourages people to be their own advocate. It’s a fine line to walk though between being an advocate and being a nag. I just remind myself that God has everything under his control.
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