Good news

Mom and Dad went to Everett today for day 22 of radiation as per usual, and the techs who run the actual radiation mentioned that tomorrow was Dad's last day of radiation.  This after the chemo techs on Tuesday said that this week (round 5) was Dad's last of chemo.  Weird, right?  Well, they asked the PA on Tuesday, and the radiation oncologist today about this, and the PA said that it must just be a scheduling error and she showed him here next Tuesday for his last round.  The Radiation oncologist today at first said, "no, sorry, we've got another week to go" but then just as Mom and Dad were leaving stopped them and said that actually, tomorrow is the last day of radiation.  Turns out Dad's been on a more intensive regimen of chemo and radiation, and the protocol for this is only 23 days, not 28 as we've though all along.  So tomorrow is his last day of radiation.  We're hoping to talk to the oncologist this week to confirm whether or not Dad needs the 6th round of chemo or not.  So, potentially, tomorrow's radiation treatment might be it for a few weeks.  Good news for all of us!