Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I hope that sounds like a huge sigh of relief.
Because it is.

Man, I first gotta say…
No one has more fight in them than TC and her doctors.
Nobody.

That said...we’re at the top of our roller coaster ride this afternoon.
And it feels great!

First, a little about this past week which was not good.
Infection and fever.
Pain and fear.
A difficult medical procedure.
And finally, to top it all off…
Really bad news.

We were told the surgery "apparently" did not work.
The likelihood of TC ever getting off her feeding tube was doubtful.
This according to, you guessed it…
"Glass-half-empty guy".
This news was a real blow.

Next up was “Dr. Nice Guy” and his crew of interns.
He shared not only his grave concerns about TC’s physical health, but for the first time he discussed his fear that she may be losing her spirit as well.
I concurred with his assessment, telling him we as a family long ago promised TC that when she’s ready, we will back her.
But we both agreed if anyone has another rally in her, its TC.

So clearly, it was one tough week.
But that was then, this is now…

TC’s regular oncologist came by today, a man she feels extremely close to and safe in his care.
We don’t see much of "Dr. K” these days since she’s been at KU.
That’s just the way it works.
But all 3 docs assure us that they are in constant communication with each other and are working toward the same goal...TC’s quality of life.

Dr. K came in this afternoon and sat down on the bed with her.
They had a very emotional conversation.
With tears trickling down his cheeks, he said he loved her, has not given up on her and that he has a plan.
All he needed from her in return was to keep fighting, he would do the rest.
TC's spirit immediately and miraculously returned!

I will explain the plan when I better understand it myself.
For now, suffice it to say it is aggressive, yet not “too” invasive…relatively speaking!

She is still fighting a staff infection; that is our biggest concern of the moment.
The plan is to get her home next week, set up in-home health care, and get started with Dr. K’s plan.

Call me crazy…
But this was a good day.
Hope yours was too!