Last Day of Radiation: Time to Celebrate

Thank you for praying for and caring about Nathan these past six weeks. Today was the last day of radiation, so we headed straight for the amusement park right after it was done. If ever a boy earned some fun time, it would be him!

Now what? He will have an MRI in two months to see what effect the radiation had on the tumor. It will take six months to two years to see if the radiation damaged his eyesight, memory or endocrine function. Most of the dying of cells (tumor or normal brain) happens 3 - 9 months after radiation. So please continue to pray for our brave boy and for endurance for all of us.

Cousin Time is Good Medicine

With cousins visiting, Nathan was not outnumbered by the girls. So they took advantage of the time by lots of whittling, sword fighting, Star Wars watching, and, of course, chicken chasing.

Nathan is starting to lose hair and now has a bald patch on the side of his head. We'll probably have to do a military cut or just shave his head. He is taking it in stride. Two weeks to go.

Freedom

On the way to see fireworks one of the kids asked why people get drunk on the 4th of July. We jokingly answered that they are celebrating their freedom. Nathan thought for a second, then said, " But if someone is drunk, they are not free." We thought that was kinda profound. He had the 4th of July off of radiation, and we celebrated our freedom in more ways than one. So far he is tolerating the treatments well and I don't have much to report. Just thank you for caring about him and us. At this wishing well I asked him if he had a wish and he said "no". "Really?" After a second he said, " Oh, yeah," and he put his money in.