Plan of attack in place

This is my son Dean he is 41 years old and dealing with cancer. 

He has been traveling to Chicago to Rush University Hospital to start the process of being diagnosed and starting treatments. This next Thursday he will start 33 radiation treatments 5 a week and three Chemo treatments for the type of cancer he is dealing with. 

He is a fireman and he does smoke. The chemicals and fumes from going into burning buildings plus his bad habit have contributed to this problem. He was a firefighter in the Air Force around jet fuels and also Haz Mat training he has had.  They don't have total protection from the chemicals as they burn to keep people safe. Plus he was a welder for many years. There are many fumes with this also. 

In trying to support his family this has all backfired on him. 

There are benefits scheduled to help out with the expenses for the family and travel expenses. He is the soul income earner in the family. They also have 75 head of cattle they own and have to be fed. So there is a lot of coordination going on with small toddlers and animals that need attending to. 

He has to stay in Chicago during the week and be away from home. He lives about 3 1/2 hours away from his home and hospital.

The plan of attack will be monitored as he works his way through all this. His wife will be there with him for the most part of the treatment. 

The sad part about this was they were finally getting ahead in life as many families struggle with financing as they  start families and now they are back to zero again. 

Please learn from this for your family and friends to be aware that certain jobs can cause health issues that can be long term and deadly. This is survivable  and he will have some issues to deal with. His cancer is in his throat.

He will have a feeding tube and also need to learn to talk and swallow again. Long road and hopefully he can continue to work within the Fire service as an EMT which he does now also. Fire fighting will be a thing he will have to dispatch for. 

This is going to take it's toll on the little ones but with Facetime and being home on the weekends they will get along. 

The middle daughter was here yesterday and she begged me to come live with me while this was going on. Their other Grandma is moving in to help out. They have an older brother and he is a huge help.  

We as a family will get through this and positive thoughts are flowing, but you just never know. 

That is what is going on in my World. Sewing has hit a back burner, but I need to continue to be my therapy. 

Hope your World is all good and your fears if you have any are being dealt with. Chris