Brother Jim's surgery

Hi all, haven't written in a while, things have been really busy the last couple months. I have been visiting and reading and you all are in my prayers.

Wanted to give an update on my brother Jim and his quest to beat this monster. Yesterday he had his surgery, everything went as planned. A little over six hours and he was in recovery doing well. The doctors believe they accomplished what they set out to do and did not find any surprises. They did not see any evidence of any new cancer and the tumor evidently was as they wanted after the chemo and IMRT radiation. Naturally the final results won't be in for several days from the lab. Of course we have our fingers crossed.

He was in surgical ICU over night and when I spoke to his wife this afternoon, they were considering moving him out of ICU. I guess that's a really good sign. He is complaining about the nasal gastric tube hurting his nose and his throat. I asked him if maybe it hurts because they got the catheter and the nasal tubes confused. We will know for sure soon.

His spirits are good and I have to say he has really impressed me with his strength and fortitude through this. I know it has been some of the most difficult days in his life and yet he has been a rock each and every step of the way. I am proud to call him my brother, even though he has a catheter in his nose.

Thank you all for your kind messeges. I will try and answer each of you soon.

Rob