The Fight begins...

August 4, 2010

Well...the news was not good.

We waited until noon to call the doctor's office ourselves after they still hadn't called yesterday when we were told they would have the pathology results. They said they were still waiting for the results and that the doctor would call soon. Stewart was mad so he went outside. About 30 minutes later, the doctor called and asked how Trace was doing then started talking...


this is what I heard:

pathology

Mayo Clinic

Johns Hopkins

salivary gland

carcinoma

additional surgery

Stewart walks in while I am on the phone and see's the panic and tears in my eyes and knew it wasn't good news. I finish talking with the doctor and try to remember what all the doctor said. We talk, then tell Trace and his sisters, then went and told each set of grandparents. Hard when you don't have answers to all the questions you are then faced with.

Many many many questions

Once we got back home we hit the computers and started doing research, made a list of questions, trying to prepare for the follow up appointment tomorrow to get the answers we need.

I found an online forum in the middle of the night of people with this specific cancer and the specific procedure he will most likely have to have.

I plan on staying up all night reading it.