Hi Everyone,
Well, it's been almost 2 weeks since radiation ended. I just buzzed Randy's hair again because you can now clearly see all of the hair loss post radiation. It just looks a bit less dramatic when it is all buzzed. Randy is also still struggling with his taste buds. He is now drinking Ensure to help him get all of the vitamins and nutrients he needs as food just doesn't taste all that great these days. He is able to taste several sweet things although that is getting to be touch and go as well. Hopefully, his doctor will be able to assess this better when we meet with him on the 27th.
Randy is doing really well all in all. He has lost a lot of his strength through this whole process and still experiences episodes of total exhaustion. We just take it one day at a time. He has also been battling a cold (Joshua has an ear infection and I have a sore throat) which hasn't helped in the recovery process. I also think that the whole "brain tumor" thing has finally started to set in for him. It is a very surreal thing and its us both in different ways at different times. However, the awesome part of the whole thing is that whether we are praying that this never returns, rejoicing in how God has already worked, looking ahead to his follow up MRI's, or whatever the case may be we know that God's hand is holding us close and will never let go of us! How great is that?!?!?!
Anyway, please keep us in your prayers as we do go for his post radiation MRI on Wednesday (we won't have any results until the 27th). Also, pray that Randy is able to experience an increase in strength daily as he looks to his return to work in early June...oh, also pray that his doctor will let him drive in the very near future.
Thanks again for everything....we continue to press on -
Love,
Randy, Rachel and Joshua
