Hello all. This is Brande. JR wanted me to give an update. It appears as though his cancer may have spread. He has some issues with the lymph node on the left side of his neck that they are going to biopsy. The drs are also concerned about the fluid in chest. He was recently hospitalized for this reason and we have been draining the fluid at home for a little over a week now. So he is at this moment getting chemo. He now gets 8 hours worth at a time. Every medicine they have tried before is now being given all at the same time. I hope he is able to handle it and at least have a few good days in between chemos. He has had a very rough time lately. We were hoping for good news and are very disappointed. However, we have not given up and have faith in his doctors and God. He is still unable to work and while I work part time from home we have been relying heavily on family for support. We have about used up all the help they can give. This is very humbling but we have realized that there is no such thing as pride when fighting cancer. We are again asking for help. Everyone has been so generous and we cant even begin to describe how much we appreciate it. Our situation doesnt look like its going to improve right away. While we know JR can and will beat this, it is just going to take longer than we had hoped. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers and we appreciate all of your support!
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 18:19:28 +0000