Ruth/Mom/Grammy had another CT scan on June 7th. Today, June 10th, we went to see Dr. Barker to hear the results. Dr. Barker used the word "favorable" in talking about the CT scan results. He said the tumor had gotten smaller (he didn't say how much smaller). He did another scope through mom's nose to look at the tumor directly. He said, "The tumor is definitely smaller and the voicebox is wide open. Let's start radiation to see if we can get rid of the tumor altogether." Dr. Barker has already done the prep work for the radiation and almost all of the technology has been set up. He wants one more appointment to take a "safety set of x-rays" to be sure everything is set up perfectly. That appointment is scheduled for late next week with radiation to begin sometime the week of June 20. Ruth/Mom/Grammy will receive 35 doses of radiation 5 days a week with the 4th of July off. She should finish up this round of radiation in early August, right before her 86th birthday, and then I'm sure it will be time for another CT scan.
As always, thank you so much for your prayers. I will update the blog to let you know how Mom handles the radiation so keep on praying that she does not have too bad of a reaction to the radiation and that she, at the age of 85, can tolerate it. She's pretty tough and has impressed both doctors with her strength and stamina so I think she will tolerate it just fine as long as we are all lifting her up in prayer!
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