As you are probably aware, Dad had a CT scan this week, and met with Dr. Wood to discuss the scan on Wednesday. We received the best news possible. The spots that showed up on his lungs August 1 have not changed in any way, and closer inspection of the 1st scan done in April at another institution (therefore a different machine, and a slightly different angle) show that these spots have likely been there all along. What does this mean? The cancer has shown no signs of metastasizing (spreading) outside of the esophagus. And since Dad has gained back quite a bit of strength over the past month, he was OK'd to proceed with surgery to remove the esophagus and pull up his stomach. This is scheduled for Monday, September 10.
I (Sara) am flying back out to Washington this Sunday (Sept 2) and will be out there for a few weeks. They were told that Dad will be in the hospital for 7-9 days after surgery, and then a few weeks (months?) of recovery at home as he works to gain back strength and adjust to the rearrangement of his organs.
In the continuing "God is so good and preparing things in advance" story of my life this year, a good friend from work who is moving away from Rochester the end of September, ends her apartment lease today and will be staying at my place for the next 3 weeks. She's planning to "move in" on Sunday after giving me a ride to the airport. Isn't it just crazy/amazing/only-God-arranged, how this has all been working out?
I'll post more next week once I find out a few more details about the surgery to let you know how to be specifically praying for Dad (and Mom). Are there any questions you have that you'd like me to answer in the blog?
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