I've been asked to explain why we stopped dining out in restaurants when we were gone all day w/ 90 min. drive to and from chemo / radiation. It was because as the radiation burned more of the inside of his throat, swallowing came with a lot of gagging, choking, gasping and strangling. More people were watching Jr than were enjoying their own food. Now that we are 2 wks out from the end of radiation, we still have not been to a restaurant because he still can't eat without a lot of sound effects -- AND you never know if the food he does swallow will come up or go down.
It was important to Jr for personal reasons and physical for him to keep swallowing instead of relying on the stomach feeding tube that the doctors talked him into getting. It helps the throat muscles recover better if they are used throughout the ordeal, but as Jim Rolland said, "That feeding tube diminishes a man's masculinity." He may be right. Regardless, Jr has kept on eating the normal way (well, not totally normally), though he did end up using the tube for the liquid pain medicine the doctors prescribed.
But today the feeding tube is going to be removed! That's a big Hallelujah!!!!
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Glad to hear you had a good day yesterday, hope all goes well with getting the tube removed. I hear your starting to act more & more like Daddy, Rick ain't far behind you. Anyway, will keep you & Elaine in our prayers.
DJ
It is so good to have your cancer histor to refer to. Some of us going through all of this needs a real person to relate to, and it helps if we know what is coming. I thank God upon every remembrance of you!
Hi my Big Brother, I enjoyed our walk today and seeing the Deer,and talking together. You are a very Special Brother and a Walking Testimony. I so thankful that God has been with you through all the bad times and good times. I know God is going to heal you I feel it in my heart. But we have to remember God is always in control and He knows what we stand in need of. I'm so thankful that you know Jesus as your Savior and Friend, I just don't know how people get through trials without the Lord. I love you very much and we are praying for you everyday. Love Sis.
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