Friday morning we saw the melanoma ophthmalogist. Jason has a large tumor in the back of his left eye. The doctor’s concerned about saving his eye and recommends having radiation in the eye soon – sooner than Dr. Kim wanted to do it. He will get together with Dr. Kim and they’ll decide if they’re going to start the biochemotherapy on Tuesday as scheduled (getting checked into the hospital on Monday) or if they’ll treat the eye first.
He’s still having a rough time. He can’t walk very well because of so much swelling in his one leg. We don’t know how long it will take Debby’s twice daily shots to start working in breaking up the blood clots.
He did want to get out today for a little bit, so we had a picnic in a little park close to Rice University. It was a beautiful day.
Someone else thought so too – a small wedding party arrived as we were leaving. We’re trying to make the most of this weekend before he goes in the hospital next week, so maybe we’ll try the zoo Sunday.
Marjorie
4 comments:
To 3/4 of Team Jensen. So glad you got Jason out for a few hours. Bet you all enjoyed the sunshine and the park! Best wishes with your treatment beginning Mon or Tues. You have come so far and the fight is beginning anew for Chapter Two. If you get to the zoo, don't let the animals walk faster than you - Jason, then again, it probably doesn't matter. Enjoy the day, whatever you decide to do. PS: are you out of cheese yet?
Glad to see you had a beautiful day in the park. Best of luck with all your tests this week. We'll be praying for you.
Love, Aunt Susan & family
Debby and Jason, our thoughts and prayers are with you, as always. Much love, Jen
Thanks for keeping us updated, Marjorie. The park looks beautiful. I am glad y'all got out of the house :-)
Good luck with the treatment this week! We will look forward to visiting during the next recovery period.
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