Dad just got back from his evaluation appointment in Boston. He is a candidate for a pleural resection surgery!! Dad met with one of the top mesothelioma surgeons in the nation, and he feels very confident that the surgery will be a sucess.
They will be removing the pleural linging of dads left lung, as well as the section of his diaphragm that is affected. They will be using a heated chemotherapy during surgery, which has been sucessfull in stunting the future growth of these cells. This is not a cure, but Dr.Sugarbaker says that dads chances of managing this are 50% better with this surgery then fighting it with Chemotherapy alone.
We want to thank all of you who have donated so far to help us get our dad the best care! We have been so touched by the amazing out poor of love and generosity from the people around us. Thank you!
We are going to be having a "Dinner for Dave" fundraiser on the 7th of March. The location is still being nailed down, but we would love for all of you to come! It will be a potato bar dinner with a silent auction. Tickets are $5.00. I will be posting more details as they become available. Dad will be there to visit with all of you from 5:30-8:00.
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