Our journey begins

Last Thursday our life was flipped upside down.  We went for a follow up on an ulcer that Rob had removed from his tongue and was told he had cancer.  He was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma on his tongue but that was all we really knew.  We were told we would hear from cancer care in the next few days.  We left the office shocked and scared.  We are so thankful for the amazing support we have received since Thursday and know that there are many prayers happening on our behalf.  Although we do not know exactly what lies ahead we believe in a God that heals and trust that God will see us through.  It was a tough weekend with many tears but we made it!


Today was our first appointment at Cancer care.  As you can imagine it was very overwhelming but we felt very well cared for and finally had some answers.  We saw a nurse, a physician assistant, and a surgeon.  They asked a bunch of medical questions, examined Rob's neck to see if the lymph nodes were enlarged, and did a lot of looking and poking his tongue.


In the next week Rob will do blood work, have a CT scan, an MRI and a chest xray.  This way the doctors will have a better idea what is going on.  Next Thursday April 24th we will meet with a team of doctors who specialize in a variety of things.  They will assess Rob and discuss what they all feel is the best option.  At this point we know that surgery is inevitable, including removing the tumor from his tongue, reconstructing the tongue and removing some lymph nodes from his neck to be biopsied.  This will likely happen at the start of May. 


We are thankful to have some answers and to have a bit of a plan walking forward.  Our prayer right now  is that the cancer has not spread to the lymph nodes,  that the tumour can be removed without taking too much of Rob's tongue, and for an overwhelming amount of peace and strength from God.  Thank you for caring about our family and taking this journey with us.
Love Karen