Over the last 24 hours things are definitely looking better.
The first real step towards recovery will start Tuesday December 2nd at 11:30 Miami time.
The spots that initially appeared on Ana’s liver and at the base of her spine were ruled out as cancerous. So we are facing 3 malignant tumors and not 5. She has one at the base of her skull, one at the frontal region of her skull and the primary tumor in her right breast.
This may sound bad, and I’m not saying that it’s going to be an easy path to follow but it’s a lot better than the news from Saturday afternoon.
My greatest fear has also been set aside. I was terrified that the tumor at the base of the skull could get so intertwined with the spinal cord that it would be one of those untreatable or inoperable types of tumors. However it’s location is not central, it’s actually on the right side which makes it operable. This is the tumor that is causing the terrible headaches and it will be removed thru surgery. In spite of being in a very bad area it’s in the best place it could be.
This tumor needs to be removed urgently since it’s the one causing the terrible headaches and could cause a respiratory collapse within the next 15 days. Normal ray therapy takes about 30 days to start reducing the size of the tumor. So if we wait for the rays to take effect we risk that the pressure the tumor is generating over those 30 days could cause breathing problems, seizures, hydrocephaly or other types of irreversible neurological damage.
The surgery will demand about 5 hours and it will start at 11:30 AM Miami time.
The tumor in the frontal region will be treated thru ray therapy and the primary tumor in her right breast will be treated initially by chemotherapy and later removed by surgery.
Ana started to cry when I informed her of the need to operate, because December 2nd is our son’s 7th birthday and she won’t be able to even see him for a birthday kiss. I told her that she was actually giving Eric the most beautiful birthday gift he will ever get from her, which is taking the first step in the path of recovery.
When I told Eric he wouldn’t see mommy for his birthday he did start to cry. I calmed him down by asking him what he thought was more important. Mommy be there for his birthday or if it was better that she recovers and doesn’t have anymore of those horrible headaches. He agreed that getting rid of the headaches was better.
Everyone’s support has been so beautiful that I couldn’t ask for more, however I would like to request a small favor. Please send Eric birthday greetings to his e-mail address ericgospo@bellsouth.net
Maybe that will help ease his pain about mommy not being with him.
He’s turning 7 so please keep in mind that mommy is “sick”, I never mentioned words like tumor or cancer. He knows that a “little ball” the size of a ping pong will be removed from the back of her head.
Once again I can’t stop thanking everyone for the incredible support and out pour of affection for Ana and my family. The offerings of help, prayers and pure hearted concern are amazing.
Thank you so much for making us feel that our family is actually a lot larger than we knew.
Sincerely
Victor
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