Surgery is an option! - July 29

Today was a scheduled appointment for radiation planning in case surgery wasn't an option.  We hadn't gotten the results of last Friday's functional MRI (fMRI) so off Bev and Kelly went to Emory this morning.  Good thing they did, too!  Since they were already there, they took the opportunity to ask about the fMRI and results, etc., and since our intrepid patient and her escort did that, they got to see the surgeon to find out that YES, surgery is an option!

Risks, benefits, recovery time, next steps - all were reviewed today and Bev has decided to go for it.  Surgery will be next week sometime, the rest of this week will be spent doing preop testing and generally getting things planned out for surgery and convalescence.  She'll definitely stay in the hospital for a few days after and then come home with lots of TLC and man-on-man coverage.  A few weeks after that, the prep will start for radiation and chemo, and she'll go from there.

We're excited that it is going to happen, and we're eager for great outcomes, and to be able to get to the next step in this journey!

Once we have the specific date and time, we'll let everyone know so you can fire up your prayer chains, think majorly good thoughts, and cross your fingers and toes just for extra effect.