Appointments

We had a great 2 weeks with Jeff's family at the beach and playing with all of the cousins! They are gone now and it's time to snap back into reality. We had Jeff's files transferred from Calgary to Edmonton but the doctors didn't want to transfer them until they had made recommendations and completed their end of the deal. So they met in brain tumour rounds on the 3rd of July and his files were transferred on the 5th. Since it was the weekend, no one was available to look at his case until Monday. A nurse reviewed his files and sent them into brain tumour rounds again in Edmonton. The doctors were able to meet on the 11th and from there his files went to another specialist for review. Then another weekend came along. Needless to say, I'm sure every specialist in the province is now aware of Jeff's case.   Today he got a phone call from Edmonton and it looks like things are starting to move along. Jeff has an appointment on Thursday! Jeff has been having a difficult time these last few weeks. He is becoming more and more unstable on his feet and the fact that he can't move his eyes down doesn't help when he is going down stairs or on uneven terrain. His vision is worsening and has to close one eye to read now. He sleeps most of the day and when he is awake, he has a hard time trying to get enough energy to do most things. We have been reading a lot about diet and different things that might help with cancer. So now he is on a sugar free (for the most part) diet and we have been really trying to incorporate more vegetables and antioxidants into his diet. We have been hearing things about essential oils and we (I more than him) are excited to start trying those. I figure if it doesn't hurt, why not? 

We are very hopeful that treatments will help Jeff and, along with a healthy lifestyle, he will start to feel better.