Loved ones-
Tommy is on his way home from an emergency stay at CHKD - and the rather unexpected start of radiation on one of two sites in his back (the other is within the original pelvic field and is dosed to the max already). So, the grim truth must be told - he is out of options. The doors to any trials at the NCI/NIH are closed, as I understand it. His cancer is too far progressed, to the point of lethality. It is a matter of time. Tears flow freely around here. At least we have each other, family and friends near and far, to help us process the anger, grief, denial, the full gamut of emotions that come with this.
This is an insufficient post, I know, but what can be said in times like these? He is suffering in a wheelchair but spirited like a champ, fired up about Michael Phelps, the USA and the Olympics. Tommy is my champion.
I don't have a time frame, but it draws near . . . I'll post when I know more, but right now Mark needs a sandwich. David
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