Ups and downs pretty much sums up the last 10 days! We are finding that there is no consistency to Ramsy's energy, hand movements, speech, and so on. (Luckily the beard-growing ability stays steady! Picture to come.) He has had some really good days with plenty of energy and leg strength, and many lower days with lots of resting. We knew that it would take some time to settle into a pattern after the treatments, but apparently the settling is not yet finished! The doctor was right when he said it would take 6-8 weeks for the swelling to go down around the tumor. Ramsy says he always wants things to happen in a hurry, so he optimistically figured that it would be only 2 or maybe 3 weeks. It's hard on him, waiting on his body. Every few days he has to come to grips with what his limitations or abilities are for just right now. In a couple of days it's different again! Along with that, his medication needs tweaking now and then, so when he's had several rather bad days, we check with his doctor to see whether an adjustment can help. When his medication has been increased, he has felt better very quickly- sometimes in a matter of hours. We are really thankful for these little amazing pills!
He did have his MRI on Friday night and we will meet with the oncologist this coming Friday.
Some of you have asked about how to donate to the "Beards for Cancer Care" event. If you would like to contribute, you can send us a cheque made out to Central Plains Cancer Care and we will send you a receipt. Our mailing address is PO Box 310, Oakville, MB, R0H 0Y0.
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