June 18, 2019 - Seeing the Oncologist 1 year after Completion of Cancer Treatment
So last Friday Greg had to go for a CT Scan with contrast on his chest and his abdomen. His oncologist was checking to see if the cancer was still gone 7 months since his Pet Scan that revealed he was cancer free. We held our breaths all weekend.
Many of you know that I lost my brother to a fatal car accident on June 5th. We are all still reeling from this tragedy. We had put off this CT Scan by 3 months because Greg was getting placenta treatments on his foot wounds and nobody could tell us if the CT with Contrast would interfere with his Placenta Treatments. With the Placenta Treatments costing $3,250 per week, we weren't going to take the chance. Not getting the wounds healed could result is death just like the cancer. Talk about impossible decisions. Well, I made the executive family decision to postpone CT Scans. Thank GOD it was the right decision.
When you put together our recent family tragedy, recovering from the amputation, the stroke in 3 areas of his brain, 4 Vascular surgeries, 3 Rehab stays and the last 5 months of weekly wound care, we have been barely hanging on.
It has been a while since I posted an update. I'll own that. I have just been busy working, taking care of Greg, the house and the cats. Plus, I really didn't have much news and I thought you all might have been getting a bit sick of hearing from us.
Back in the early spring, Greg made it through Home Health Nurse visits and completed his Home PT. His balance has been affected by the stroke, something they call drop foot and the toe amputation. His PT Therapist said he would most likely spend the rest of his life on a walker. Greg is a warrior and refuses to accept this. His balance is still off but not as bad as it was last month so maybe, just maybe there will be more improvement. However, our bathrooms in our house are not ADA friendly and I am currently trying to see if I can get the insurance company to help pay for an ADA toilet and a walk in/roll in shower to be put in our master bathroom. We are also looking into getting a ramp installed. This way if he has any other vascular issues he can still come home. Going to a Rehab after the amputation did not work out so well as I found him having the stroke and nobody had noticed.
Anyhow, today was a great day. We are both exhausted but over the moon with the news that as of today, Greg's oncologist has deemed him 1 year Cancer Free. We believe in prayers and we believe that you all played a part in this miracle. Thank you for the love, the support and helping us have hope so that we kept the faith and keep on fighting the good fight.
Here is our song, "Over You" from Greg's 'Take It Slow,' CD. Please let me know if you have any questions. I would be glad to answer them below. Have a great night and thank you for being there.
Love, Donna & Greg
So last Friday Greg had to go for a CT Scan with contrast on his chest and his abdomen. His oncologist was checking to see if the cancer was still gone 7 months since his Pet Scan that revealed he was cancer free. We held our breaths all weekend.
Many of you know that I lost my brother to a fatal car accident on June 5th. We are all still reeling from this tragedy. We had put off this CT Scan by 3 months because Greg was getting placenta treatments on his foot wounds and nobody could tell us if the CT with Contrast would interfere with his Placenta Treatments. With the Placenta Treatments costing $3,250 per week, we weren't going to take the chance. Not getting the wounds healed could result is death just like the cancer. Talk about impossible decisions. Well, I made the executive family decision to postpone CT Scans. Thank GOD it was the right decision.
When you put together our recent family tragedy, recovering from the amputation, the stroke in 3 areas of his brain, 4 Vascular surgeries, 3 Rehab stays and the last 5 months of weekly wound care, we have been barely hanging on.
It has been a while since I posted an update. I'll own that. I have just been busy working, taking care of Greg, the house and the cats. Plus, I really didn't have much news and I thought you all might have been getting a bit sick of hearing from us.
Back in the early spring, Greg made it through Home Health Nurse visits and completed his Home PT. His balance has been affected by the stroke, something they call drop foot and the toe amputation. His PT Therapist said he would most likely spend the rest of his life on a walker. Greg is a warrior and refuses to accept this. His balance is still off but not as bad as it was last month so maybe, just maybe there will be more improvement. However, our bathrooms in our house are not ADA friendly and I am currently trying to see if I can get the insurance company to help pay for an ADA toilet and a walk in/roll in shower to be put in our master bathroom. We are also looking into getting a ramp installed. This way if he has any other vascular issues he can still come home. Going to a Rehab after the amputation did not work out so well as I found him having the stroke and nobody had noticed.
Anyhow, today was a great day. We are both exhausted but over the moon with the news that as of today, Greg's oncologist has deemed him 1 year Cancer Free. We believe in prayers and we believe that you all played a part in this miracle. Thank you for the love, the support and helping us have hope so that we kept the faith and keep on fighting the good fight.
Here is our song, "Over You" from Greg's 'Take It Slow,' CD. Please let me know if you have any questions. I would be glad to answer them below. Have a great night and thank you for being there.
Love, Donna & Greg
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