Post gamma knife

Happy cancerversary to my brave strong cancer fighting warrior!! A year ago we found out he had progressed to stage 4 and this year has not come without its battles!! 

Well it has almost been an entire week since Bennie has had Gamma Knife.  The day after Gamma knife Bennie was pretty sore and swollen.  He has been pretty tired, and maybe even some short term memory issues probably due to some irritation of what they treated.  All in all not too too bad..... I mean we haven't had to go back to the hospital so that's good 😄!!!! We saw his regular oncologist the following day and they said his chemo is going well via the Bloodwork...his Liver isn't freaking out!  Bennie still gets nauseous at times and is tired, but chemo is chemo....not fun!!!  Colby ended up with some virus on Friday night that had us worried he could have appendicitis, but he pulled through and didnt have to go to the hospital for that.  But I did have to go to the hospital for my sweet mother.  She had a kidney infection and stone that turned on her, and she got a resistant bacteria that wouldn't go away.  She had 103 fever for an entire week, but thankfully was able to come home today.  She will be at home for 2 weeks getting IV antibiotics.  Guess who gets to practice more nursing?  A nursing college should give me an honorary degree.  Anyone?   It seems like life hasn't stopped sucker punching us for 6 entire weeks!!!!!!  Bennie and I are hoping to get back into a routine of some sorts this week and for the next 3 weeks or so.  He is starting to go back to work this week, and we don't have an appointment at md Anderson for 3 weeks.  He will go for a brain mri around the first of February to see how gamma knife treated him.  We are hoping they treated the right side..... Because the opposite side of his head has been a little numb and his hair is hurting on the wrong side.  Hmmm we will see.  The next couple of weeks hopefully will be "normal" as we will be celebrating Colby's 4th birthday this weekend with family, and just cherishing our time together!! 

 

I can't believe he is four years old!!!!!

Edit:  I was about to publish this only to hear Emmi getting sick in her bed..... PLEASE PRAY Bennie doesn't get the stomach virus... He and I are the only ones left now 😥. And pray Emmi feels better too .... Poor girl.