Surgery Scheduled for July 8

Waiting these last three weeks has been very tough, but getting the news they were hoping for was a huge relief.

Surgery will be Friday in Iowa City (time TBD).  The surgeon's plan is to remove the new growth and the remaining 'old' part.  Notes from September 2010 put the dead cell stuff at 5 mm x 5 mm x 5 mm (I looked at my tape measure!); in June 2011 it was 7 mm x 7 mm x 9 mm. This still seems pretty small and so we have hope that the surgeon will be able to execute his plan. (After all this isn't rocket science!)

Conan is expected to be in the hospital until Monday.  In August, he will meet with the oncologist to hear the chemo plan.

If you see Conan around town, ask him for a bracelet.  He is hauling around a box of brain cancer awareness bracelets: No One FIGHTS Alone!  All the support we are receiving from friends and family is appreciated and Conan knows he is not alone.  So continued thanks and appreciation for all your thoughts and prayers.