Took Ric to the Tom Baker Center for "reassessment" today.  It was a very informative conversation today.  We left today feeling hopeful...Ric will be starting his radiation therapy on the 28th of February, and he will have 15 treatments in total...last time he had a total of 30 treatments.  The treatments will help with some pain relief and hopefully help shrink the tumour.  Ric will not be able to start chemo until after radiation...doctors don't feel that Ric would have the energy to do both, as radiation can be very draining on someone.  Chemo will take a toll if Ric does not try and move his body...he is really being encouraged to exercise, which he has not done in a good few months.  In fact if Ric continues to do all the sleeping he is doing now, chemo will not be an option!  I am trying to encourage Ric, but it is difficult for him sometimes to get out of bed due to headaches and neck pain.  Ric will also be starting a pain clinic sometime next week, hopefully this will give him some relief as well.

 Ric did not have to have the MRI tonight, thankfully...this was something that was scheduled in advance.

Home care is very helpful...I am very thankful for such a fantastic service.  We have talked with many different individuals regarding Ric's care.  Occupational health came out the other day to see what types of things we may need, or could use to help make Ric's movement about the house easier.  Ric will be seen by the physiotherapist tomorrow...this should be very beneficial. 

Hope to have a good weekend...and a special Thanx to Amber who took in our kids to watch them while we had our doctors visit today.  We are learning to ask for help, but I am glad some of you know me well enough to just offer.

Go and have some nice family fun this family day weekend.