October 28, 2015
New update: Joe has been moved from Brigham & Women's Hospital to the German Home (rehab) on 2222 Centre St in West Roxbury. Because of his current low white blood cell count, Joe is in a private room. Joan indicated he is sitting up, looks good. Goal is to get Joe some PT so that he can move around on his own and come home! It is possible that chemotherapy will be stopped. The mass on his lung has gone down a bit, but the tumor on the adrenal has gotten bigger. The Doctor feels the radiation has worked on the tumor in the lung area, but the chemo has not worked. Radiation only works on targeted areas. It can't be done randomly. This may not be a bad thing. Joe has had 2 chemo treatments and within days of the treatment, Joe ended up in the hospital. So maybe he can now spend time on getting stronger, start moving around and have a better quality of life. He looked great on the day of his last chemo treatment (Nov. 16the with the Dallas Cowboys hat), so maybe in two weeks he'll be much stronger and better! Elwood Strong!
Never, never, never give up. ~Winston Churchill
New update: Joe has been moved from Brigham & Women's Hospital to the German Home (rehab) on 2222 Centre St in West Roxbury. Because of his current low white blood cell count, Joe is in a private room. Joan indicated he is sitting up, looks good. Goal is to get Joe some PT so that he can move around on his own and come home! It is possible that chemotherapy will be stopped. The mass on his lung has gone down a bit, but the tumor on the adrenal has gotten bigger. The Doctor feels the radiation has worked on the tumor in the lung area, but the chemo has not worked. Radiation only works on targeted areas. It can't be done randomly. This may not be a bad thing. Joe has had 2 chemo treatments and within days of the treatment, Joe ended up in the hospital. So maybe he can now spend time on getting stronger, start moving around and have a better quality of life. He looked great on the day of his last chemo treatment (Nov. 16the with the Dallas Cowboys hat), so maybe in two weeks he'll be much stronger and better! Elwood Strong!
Never, never, never give up. ~Winston Churchill
