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June 25, 2005
We have started to get emails inquiring why Peter hasn't been posting new journal entries on his web site. I thought I would briefly answer that with a little update.
Hello dear family and friends,
We only had about a week of celebrating the clear PET scan when I noticed that the frequency of Peter's seizures was increasing. Peter felt sure that he was still cancer free but I began to worry. I felt like a traitor as my exuberance about the PET scan dulled and questions began to fill my mind. However, I could see that my beloved was declining and this set of seizures where bringing head aches too.
We got our answer about ten days ago when we went to Brisbane for #3 of the dentritic cell vaccine. Peter has a cyst growing in the area where the tumour was removed. Evidently this is fairly common with brain tumours. The cyst had grown significantly in a 12 day period hence the increased seizures and headaches.
The cyst is fairly benign in of itself but because it is growing in the brain cavity it is effectively squishing Peter's brain tissue. He hasn't been able to write and he began to have a lot of trouble with reading as well. Even simple words were often incomprehensible.
The neurosurgeon wants to wait and see what happens. Will it continue to grow and be problematic or will it stabilize? Well, two nights ago Peter had a prolonged seizure which required a big dose of valium to stop it. We are back in the thick of things on a practical level. He is so wiped out that he is staying in bed, not able to eat much and still having a lot of seizures.
We will go back to Brisbane on Wednesday and he'll have another MRI and consultation with the neurosurgeon. More info to come after that.
In the mean time we have been consulting our team of alternative and complementary healers as well. We had been praying in gratitude every day and now we are praying in gratitude and asking for help to get Peter through this next phase. Although we are in the thick of it again and the path is uncertain (as it always is anyway) there is so much beauty and love within us and around us.
We appreciate your continued prayers and support for Peter. Please see him whole and healthy, touched by the grace of God.
I would also like to ask that if you are drawn to you say a prayer for my step mother, Shirley, and my dad, Bill. Shirley discovered she had a mass in her left lung next to her heart the same week that Peter had his initial seizure. She recently had a biopsy that confirmed the type of cancer but she has had a post operative complication. She has developed pneumonia and is on life support. Hospice has set up support for her so at least she can be at home. She is not expected to live more than a week or so. I wish for her that her journey back to God be relaxed and joyful without fear. I am sure our prayers for her can help her to let go when it is her right time. And my dad is so stoic. I am sad not to be able to go to him and support him through this time. Thank you for your prayers.
So much love and gratefulness to you all,
Jennifer
Posted by Jennifer at June 25, 2005 02:33 AM
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