Going Home

As I sit here in the family waiting room, John is getting ready to go home. He has recovered from brain surgery very well.

The source and type of cancer, however, continues to present a problem and a challenge. Pathology reports did not reveal the type of cancer, so steps are being taken to address this issue. Tissue samples have now been sent to an outside cancer center for analysis.

Anyway, if the pathology results come back inconclusively this time, (results should be in on Monday) they have decided that the neurosurgeon will again perform surgery. This will be some time next week, preliminarily on Wednesday. This time the surgeon will remove all of one of the smaller masses, assuring that they get some active tissue this time.

According to the oncologist, once they get the specific tissue type, they will set the course of action with radiation.

So, uncertainty reigns this morning, but John is so ready to get home. He is tired of being here in the hospital and can't wait to get home. Well, they've given us the go to take him home, so off we go!