Radiation Completed!!

Today was a milestone for Troy. He has finished his radiation treatments. Troy had an appointment with Dr. Goldsweig this morning and then we all met at the radiation center at noon. Derek was picked up at school an hour early by Grandma & Grandpa and Ryan and then they met up with us at the radiation center next to the oncologist's office. Hal Mendel met up with us too so he could join in our celebration and it was truly a special day. For those of you not following along, Hal was cured of the same type of cancer last year and he has been great support for us (and especially Troy) throughout our ordeal. Hal convinced Troy to keep his radiation mask so we have that souvenir. It's a grim reminder of what we have been through over the almost past 6 months, but it also reminds Troy of what he was able to conquer. We have an appointment next week with Dr. Goldsweig and I believe they will be setting Troy up with his 3rd PET scan at that time. We will just hold onto faith that everything will be fine. Feel free to keep the prayers coming! I will let you know how we make out and I will continue to let you know how Troy is progressing with his eating and energy. A good sign is that Troy told me to check out travel plans for Disneyworld with the kids for the end of March. Joanie & Dickie - We are still considering meeting up with you at Disney in the middle of February, but we aren't sure that Troy is going to feel up to it in just 3 short weeks. Hang on to the hope that he will and I will hold off on booking anything for March until he knows for sure.