I had a couple people ask me this week about how Chad was doing. Since it's been a month, I figured I will update.
Unfortunately, he's in rough shape. His digestion issues are getting worse and he can barely eat anything at all now without getting violently ill. Some days he will be fine and then others, even Ramen Noodles sends him keeling over. He has that bad pain still in his side.
We finally heard from the VA yesterday about his GI Consult. DECEMBER 12th. Yes, December. Frustrating beyond belief. It's taken them nearly a month to even schedule anything and it's another three months out.
Chad is becoming more and more irritable, which never makes life fun for anyone. Living with pain every day is just difficult. Sometimes I wonder how he wears a smile at all.
His knee is alright. Still causing him pain and is currently pretty bad. I am hoping it's just the weather as it is beginning to cool down here in Kentucky. He may also have over-worked it because he was building Brenden a Deer Stand and Brenden reports that his father took a fall. I don't even want to hear the ghastly details anymore lol
Chad will be following up with the VA in hopes to secure an appointment in a much more reasonable time frame than December. I have no idea what they will do this time and they've already ran every test imaginable. Start from scratch probably?
Anyways, one day at a time. It's all we can do. Thanks so much for your love, concern and well wishes!
This is the story of Chad's fight against Appendix Cancer. On January 7, 2015 Chad found out just how special he was when he was told that not only did he have Cancer but it was extremely rare and very aggressive. Chad has always taken life by storm - so why stop now? Some may have crumpled and fell but the soldier in him took over and he decided then and there he had an infinite number of reasons to kick Cancer's ass. The road will never be easy but he will fight - and he will win.
