The Story Behind The Status... Dad Update 7/12/2016
Today my Facebook status stated: "What an absolute joyful day! 33 months later and Dad's MRI looked good- no changes, no growth, all is good! We are so incredibly blessed- God is so so good." But there is a much bigger story behind that post- because what they post doesn't accurately show is the amount of relief that filled by body when we heard the MRI results, because just hours before I was certain the cancer was back. Mom messaged me to let me know that she grabbed Dad's walker (something he hasn't used since his brain surgery) because Dad's legs were weak- very weak. My heart sank. I immediately called to figure out what was going on, what was causing this weakness- and I could hear the fear and concern in Mom's voice. It was in that moment that I just knew the cancer was back, that the tumor was impacting his strength and movement. And tears filled my eyes. I started frantically searching online, trying to figure out the doctor in Austin- when ...