We're Back

Sorry about the long absense. My computer crashed and it took til now to get it back. Good news is it is all fixed! Lots of stuff has happened since I last blogged. John got out of the hospital and got much, much better. He was able to work at the 1st ND game which was very cool for him. On Monday (Labor Day) we went to Ann Arbor to see Dr. Oringer (the specialist surgeon). He was so awesome. This guy is the creator of the latest and greatest surgery for esophagus cancer and he was totally humble and spent a bunch of time with us, draw diagrams and walk us thru the procedure. Basically John will have his esophagus cut out and his stomach will be drawn up and made into a new one. He probably won't be able to eat like he did before - he will have to eat smaller meals and more frequently. Dr. Oringer was very hopeful, but this meeting really was a reality checker for us. After the great weekend, he was feeling good and really "normal" and all the talk of surgery and recovery just made everything real - again.

John had his second chemo yesterday and the fluids today. He got 75% of the dose he got the 1st time. Hopefully he'll only et 75% as sick. We also thought that he would be only having 2 chemo therapies, and he is having three.. BUMMER.

He'll have his radiation after the chemo (5 weeks) then he has to recover for a few weeks then he can have his surgery. That's all I have for now. We are ust taking things one day at a time. Please pray that John doesn't get as sick this time.