Dr. appointment revealed nothing new. Said nothing changed but said “it’s only been 4 days”… giving the impression he thought we might have seen a change, but hadn’t yet. My son’s pain level is increasing, and not sure if it’s related to the radiation or something else, but all the pain is still in that same area. Originally we were told this was to control the pain and spread of the cancer — still hoping and praying that it works to do that. Keep praying. Appreciate all your prayers.

Today will be radiation Day 3 — after which there are blood tests and port opening and then 2 hours of hydration. My son was concerned that nothing was happening because there are no ill effects so far from the radiation treatments. We see the radiation oncologist on Tuesday after his treatment. One day at a time. One day at a time.

It was not good news. The tumor did not shrink during chemo, and we were told it is inoperable and incurable. They are planning on radiation next and the goal is pain relief and to keep the tumor from growing any larger. The CT scan showed the tumor the same size, but it also showed that the cancer has not spread to any other part of his body. My son wants to do the radiation, but if the issues (pain/tumor growth) don’t get better, radiology oncologist suggested perhaps more chemo afterwards. If the radiation doesn’t affect the tumor, we will consider more chemo, but we will also then go for a second opinion about his case. Keep praying, we are still hoping for a miracle and not giving up the fight.

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We find out later today about the CT scan and what might have transpired with the tumor.