To me when I was asking him how we are “going to get out of” radiation:
“I don’t think we’re going to get out of it. But, we’re going to get through it.”
For those of you who are praying for little Jude, please pray that we get good news from St. Judes regarding the tumor’s biology. If we end up feeling like we should radiate, the brain radiation parade of horribles is quite long — secondary brain tumors, stroke, hearing loss, vision loss, cognitive problems, seizures, attention problems, etc. Please pray that God would protect Jude from any side effects of the radiation and that the tumor would go away for good (there is statistically a 30% chance the same cancer will come back even after radiation). It’s just amazing to me how well Jude has done with 2 brain surgeries. As far as we know, he has suffered no neurological or other side effects as a result of 2 cancerous brain tumors and 2 brain surgeries. That is amazing as have been his recoveries after both surgeries. We have God to praise for this.