"Illness"...

We started the summer with news from my dad in Las Vegas. His Dr. told him that he had a tumor in his left eye (which would require removal and cause blindness)and his chest (which would require very extensive surgery to remove, cracking open his sternum, spreading ribs and at least a week in the hosp. with a chest tube). They said that it was cancer that had metastasized. We quickly made arrangements for him to move in here and have surgery and treatment so that I could care for him. After consulting with the doctors here, it was decided to remove as much of the orbital tumor as possible without causing nerve damage. He had the surgery ("after" photo above) and as it turned out, it was NOT cancer! Not even one "suspicious" cell was identified. He went for a biopsy on the chest mass and... same result. We are so glad that we brought him here and that we didn't let the Dr's. in Vegas crack his chest open and remove his eye! Holy Cow.. you gotta love the Medicare Supplement HMO. My dad stayed with us from mid-May until mid-July, then he went home to resume normal life.