First, Dad has another appointment with his Oncologist, Dr. Fleener, last Thursday. She likes to meet with him once a month to see how he is feeling and see first hand if she notices any signs of tumor progression. She was more than thrilled with how well Dad is feeling and doing- and it was just truly wonderful to hear her say that Dad was doing so good! Sometimes I think Dad needs to hear it from someone else besides Mom and his girls to really believe that he is doing so well. Dr. Fleener did wish his speech was improving a bit more, although she also knows that radiation and the removal of the tumor have caused some permanent damage. We are so blessed that speech is the only side effect of the surgery and radiation, as some brain cancer patients have to learn how to talk, walk, and do every day things after treatment. We are so incredibly lucky.
So Dad is feeling great and continues to take it all one day at a time! The treatment plan continues with chemotherapy and Avastin treatment, with our next MRI scheduled in about a month. Continue to pray the chemotherapy and Avastin are working to stop any tumor growth, and continue to pray Dad maintains his strength throughout it all.
With the family on a little bit of a high after Dad's appointment Thursday, we all found out Friday the gender of Genna and Chad's little one- it looks like Lar will be getting his boy after all! We are so blessed and thrilled to be welcoming a precious boy, Luke James Lechler, to our family in January. That little one is already so loved and, as he's the first grandchild on BOTH sides, you know he will be spoiled!
If throwing a little "Gender Reveal" for Baby Lechler wasn't enough this weekend, we also decided to throw Dad a surprise 60th Birthday Party- and what a surprise it was! His reaction was priceless and he hasn't stopped talking about the party all weekend. There were so many friends and family that came out to help celebrate such a wonderful occasion, and I wish I would have had a chance to talk with everyone who was there to thank them for showing us so much love- but hopefully each of you who attended know how much the Glenz family appreciated you coming. So, Happy Birthday Lar- Here's to many more birthdays!
So it's Monday, and after a weekend filled with parties, love, and celebration of so many wonderful things, I can't help but look at my life and think of how truly blessed I am. Thank you all for continuing to share this journey with us- through the good and the bad, the happy and the sad, and, this weekend, the rainbow after the storm.
Continue praying, as we continue fighting to BTHO Brain Cancer!
