Home stretch

Only 3 more days of radiation and we are getting excited. Jeff's head and ears have been really taking a beating from the radiation. His head has been super itchy and he is sporting burns and open wounds behind his ears. Creams have been helping with the itching a bit but its just something Jeff will have to deal with until the radiation is done and his skin will finally get a chance to heal itself. It will be all about the healing for the next couple of months. On tuesday, we were told a scan of Jeffs brain, to determine the results of radiation, wont be done until the middle or end of october (unlike this week like I originally thought). The radiation causes a large amount of swelling and if they scanned his brain now, it would be hard to determine what is swelling and what is tumour. I was completely mistaken when I saw an appointment scheduled for him on Tuesday, I assumed it was a scan (silly me). After the  scan in October, it will take a few weeks for the radiologist to write his report so we will be meeting again with the doctor sometime in November. The doctor did say things are looking good and Jeff is tolerating treatment quite well. His wounds and burns are minimal compared to what some people experience. He is just about done and we can not wait for his brain to start healing!