As many of you know, Ed was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma (neck cancer) in April - and that just after having an extra two stents (for a total of ten all together) in his heart the week before. Because of great strides in the medical field against cancer in recent years and the good people at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in recent years, his prognosis looks really great - 80% compared to 25% two years ago - so this is a profound inconvenience rather than a big tragedy.
After months of preparation, Ed started an aggressive six-week regimen of radiation and chemotherapy yesterday. It's been a little traumatic - we were reeling from the cancer diagnosis when we were told that most of Ed's teeth had to be removed and a feeding tube inserted into his stomach right away - that's two surgeries last week before we even got started! So we're officially launched into the treatment phase. It hasn't been easy, and it will get a lot tougher before we're done, but we get to keep him in the end, and that's what matters.
Thank you for all your prayers and support, and to all of you who have given support through help, financial blessings,** or a kind word or card; it means more than you will ever know. We'll keep you posted on progress through this blog, and keep the prayers coming!
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| Ed and I with Kyle and Adrienne in Arizona! :D |
Susan
** A charitable fund has been set up through Adventure Liberty Park for Ed. For more information go to http://adventurelibertypark.org/, or call 801-973-0088.
Love and prayers from Dave, Jen and Stewart Low. We will get in touch with you guys soon!
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