Radiation and Chemo Update

This will be my first post. I have to give all the credit to my beautiful, strong and devoted wife for setting this blog up. There are not enough words to describe my love for Candace. She has been such a rock for our family. Even through this tough time she puts on one of her beautiful smiles and plugs her way through this with me. Love you Candace!!!

We just had an awesome weekend in Matagorda with my family. I even felt good enough to go fishing with my pops and brother. Even though I didn't catch anything it felt so good to be able to get out and not think about all this stuff. I can't thank my dad and brother enough for taking me out, love ya'll.

Now on to the update!! My scar has been healing well and can now sleep good without feeling it. I have been feeling good the past few days. I have only had a couple of headaches because I think I have been picking up stuff that is too heavy for me. I feel like I can still pick up everything I used to but I guess taking a golf ball size brain tumor out of my head limits me just a little.

We met with the Radio Oncologist at MD Anderson last Thursday and I will begin radiation treatments along with Chemo on July 11, 2011. The radiation treatments will last for 6 weeks for 5 days a week at 20 minutes per day. I will start Chemo at the same time. I will do both for 6 weeks and then I will take a 4 week break and continue on with Chemo. I don't know yet how long I will be on Chemo but I have heard up to a year. I am ready to get the treatment started and knock this tumor down a notch.

I go tomorrow to MD Anderson to sign a consent form so the doctor can take a biopsy of my tumor, I guess they keep it of file haha!, to see if my tumor has these certain enzymes present. If it does then I qualify for a trial once my radiation and chemo are finished to go on another medication to help so the cancer slows down. So we are hoping and praying that I can get into this study. This is one of the many reasons why we chose to get treatment with MD Anderson because they seem to have more options once the standard treatment is finished.

I would like to send out a big thank you on behalf of Candace, Tyler, and I for all of the prayers and support that ya'll have given us. Believe me when I say we have felt it and appreciate it. I know God has a plan for my life and it will be the best one. We have just hit a little bump in the road and all I need to do is fight this tumor. I promise you that is exactly what I am doing.

Love,

Scott and Candace

P.S. If you want to keep the prayers coming I won't stop you!!