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In July of 2014 my husband was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma. A tragic blow to our family.
My husband was/is a very hard working diesel mechanic with many outdoor activities. We have wonderful children who unfortunately have had to deal with life changes and grow up a little to fast, no one should have to go through this. As many people who have been through any form of cancer very well know it changes everything in your lives.
Dennis's sarcoma showed it's ugly face in his ankle bones. No hope of saving them . We had to face the idea of having his leg amputated. Very tough life decisions. In October we managed to get through a very emotional surgery to say good by to a leg that from the outside showed no sings of having any problems. Our three year old son was so mad that the doctors stole daddy's foot!Poor boy just doesn't understand. Goodbye leg hello new life hope. Many rounds of very hard chemotherapy over some very emotional months of illness and changes to lifestyles . Hospitalizations , emergency room visits become a common activity. Surgery after surgery to accommodate infections in what was left of his leg. Removing bone bridges , shaving bones to accommodate the infected skin. My family has become accustomed to having our second home in the hospital. We had thanks giving dinner with nursing staff and Santa came to visit us this past christmas under our 12 inch christmas tree in the hospital room .we even had our new years kiss under a beeping IV pole, glad to still be able to ring in the new year together..
We travel over two hours to our treatment center each time we need chemo or have any type of sicknesses. Even at 2 am a few times.
This winter has been harsh on everyone with the record snow fall and difficult driving conditions. We know it all to well pushing wheelchairs through the thick slushy snow in the city with our toddler taging along.
We have been undergoing chemotherapy for 7 months with many difficulties in between.
We just received another dose of bad news. The cancer has spread....... to the lung, spine, lymph nodes and pelvis. We are on an emotional roller coaster....hopeing to be accepted into a clinical trial at this point.
Any help at this point is greatly appreciated as neither one of us is able to work , Dennis needs full time care being a newly amputee and cancer related illnesses.
thank you to all who took the time to read our story.
My husband was/is a very hard working diesel mechanic with many outdoor activities. We have wonderful children who unfortunately have had to deal with life changes and grow up a little to fast, no one should have to go through this. As many people who have been through any form of cancer very well know it changes everything in your lives.
Dennis's sarcoma showed it's ugly face in his ankle bones. No hope of saving them . We had to face the idea of having his leg amputated. Very tough life decisions. In October we managed to get through a very emotional surgery to say good by to a leg that from the outside showed no sings of having any problems. Our three year old son was so mad that the doctors stole daddy's foot!Poor boy just doesn't understand. Goodbye leg hello new life hope. Many rounds of very hard chemotherapy over some very emotional months of illness and changes to lifestyles . Hospitalizations , emergency room visits become a common activity. Surgery after surgery to accommodate infections in what was left of his leg. Removing bone bridges , shaving bones to accommodate the infected skin. My family has become accustomed to having our second home in the hospital. We had thanks giving dinner with nursing staff and Santa came to visit us this past christmas under our 12 inch christmas tree in the hospital room .we even had our new years kiss under a beeping IV pole, glad to still be able to ring in the new year together..
We travel over two hours to our treatment center each time we need chemo or have any type of sicknesses. Even at 2 am a few times.
This winter has been harsh on everyone with the record snow fall and difficult driving conditions. We know it all to well pushing wheelchairs through the thick slushy snow in the city with our toddler taging along.
We have been undergoing chemotherapy for 7 months with many difficulties in between.
We just received another dose of bad news. The cancer has spread....... to the lung, spine, lymph nodes and pelvis. We are on an emotional roller coaster....hopeing to be accepted into a clinical trial at this point.
Any help at this point is greatly appreciated as neither one of us is able to work , Dennis needs full time care being a newly amputee and cancer related illnesses.
thank you to all who took the time to read our story.