Port is in!

Finally, today the chemo port was placed! Alec and I picked up Charlotte early this morning and headed down to Boston. We had a 9:30 appointment at MGH and although there were some minor bumps...it was a success!

No news on his throat. We saw his doctor who did the surgery this morning before his chemo appointment but no results yet.

Who knew that having your tonsils out would be so bad...after being shipped down to Boston Sunday morning via ambulance because of bleeding and spending the night at Mass Eye and Ear, he woke up again last night with more bleeding. Luckily we were able to get it under control and they were still able to place the port today.

Besides the above, all went well and the nurses were great and Alec remains positive and his humor has yet to waiver.

We start chemo on Tuesday and will hopefully get a good 6 months of chemo in before the surgery.

Caryn (Alec's mom) is here this weekend and watched Millie for us today. Thanks Grandma! It is supposed to be beautiful tomorrow and we are looking forward to spending some time outside!

Thank you for praying and we will keep you posted!

All our love,

Heather

Our Journey Begins...

October 6th was the day our lives turned upside down. Alec had gone in for a colonoscopy, we were expecting the doctor to tell us he had IBS or crohns disease...anything but cancer.

Although this was devasting news, we have yet to feel sorry for ourselves or let it dampen our spirit. We have the support and love of unbelievable family and friends and feel so blessed. We both know that God will carry us through this difficult time. The doctors have given us hope and that is all we can ask for.

While we have a very long road ahead, we believe that this journey will make us stronger and wiser and appreciate every breath we take and every day we have that much more. With faith, hope and love, anything is possible.

I have decided to keep this blog so we can keep you all informed and updated with our progress.

Thank you for all your prayers and support.