Checking it out

Whew! What a weekend. We had our first event for Relay for Life. The Euchre tournament was a success and we raised over $1,500.00! Way to go team! Tom's organizational skills came through again and he totally exhausted all his efforts for this event. Sunday he was feeling the effects of it.

Now that we can take a breath, Tom needs to focus on his own health care. He has had multiple conversation with insurance, primary doctor, and Henry Ford Hospital. There are advantages/disadvantages to both of the clinical trials that Tom has been considering. I will say again that his PCP did not hesitate to spend countless hours talking to other Cancer centers around the USA and sharing with us what he found. HFH is out of network so we are not sure how this will play out with our insurance. We are again in the stage of many questions and waiting for answers.

Last week Tom had his routine dental check up. They brought Tom a set of x-rays and sent him to see an Oral Surgeon because they found a "spot" that is of concern. It is believed that this is not an abscess as they first thought and because of Tom's history; they are asking Tom to get another opinion. Tom has a meeting with the surgeon Thursday morning.

This leads us to the question of "Where is the best place for Tom's care?" that we keep asking ourselves. Tom is feeling a little frustration and would prefer to be at one place and stay there. Today we found out that even if we get the ball rolling with HFH it will be about a month before the treatment starts. So are we on the same schedule as if we stay with Karmanos? I told Tom that it doesn't hurt to check it out and to find out about options since either way we have to wait.

Please pray for Tom. He is feeling a little out of sorts without an Oncologist. He is frustrated that things are not moving faster. This decision is weighing on his mind. I pray that God will give us a clear direction and that we continue walk along the path we have been set upon and that we do not get caught up in those things we can't control. I pray that anger and the feeling of it being unfair does not have a foothold in either of our lives.
Ephesians 5:21-22 "Now your attitudes and thoughts must all be constantly changing for the better. Yes, you must be a new and different person, holy and good. Clothe yourself with this new nature."