An Update....

....to this post and this one....

My Dad was diagnosed last Friday with a rare form of cancer after surgery he had a week ago today. Yesterday, he was to meet with the oncologist to get a little better handle on the diagnosis and pathology report.

The bad news? It is most definitely cancer. Odd. Rare. And with very little written reference describing treatment.

The good news? It is seemingly a cancer that developed within the wall of the large cyst he had removed. Completely encapsulated. No weird/bad fingerlings trying to *go* elsewhere. Not a cancer that had metastized from another area. So they may have gotten it all...

Scary? Yes. Definitely. Especially in the wake of what we have been experiencing with my uncle (Dad's brother) Ben. Who continues to linger on - in spite of everything. (Have I ever mentioned that he is a stubborn man? Well, he *is.* Always has been - no surprises there...)

So, now we wait for a course of treatment to be decided upon for my Dad. As we wait for the finality of what is to come for Ben....

And we live....

And we laugh...

And we hope for the best...

That's all we I can do...