As we have told the family and a few close friends about our news, I can now share it with you all.
Michael had his biopsy last Friday and was notified on Wednesday that he has prostate cancer. He has a bone scan scheduled for Aug 22nd and a pelvic CT scheduled for Aug 15th. Both of these will be done at the VA. As soon as we got the letter, we went to the hospital and started doing what I do best. Being an advocate. I went to each department that would be involved and made appts according to our schedule instead of theirs.
We are planning on coming back to the Terlingua area after his appt on Aug 22nd. We can't stay long there as Michael has a pre op appt on Sept 5th up in Kansas City. They are planning on doing his back surgery on Sept 20th but we are not sure if they will do it after they find out that he has prostate cancer. We are going to keep the appts and hope that they can still proceed with the back surgery.
Michael is in terrible pain now. He has been walking with the the walker all the time now. His legs are having problems supporting him. On this coming Monday, he is being measured for a wheel chair. He was told by the VA that he doesn't qualify for a motorized wheelchair as he hasn't lost a limb. I am not sure that a manual wheelchair will work out in the desert but we will find out.
Hope everyone is well and good around the US and God Bless and Take Care.
Please pray for us as that is about all that can be done right now.
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