Initial Diagnosis

So to do this blog justice, I should probably take about 100 steps back to give the history. 

January 30, 2017 (Monday) - I took Alan to Memorial Hermann ER in the back of The Woodlands. They discovered "an inflammation" of his colon. They transferred him to MHTW main campus and kept him on IV antibiotics until a colonoscopy could be done to confirm what was occurring. 

February 2, 2017 (Thursday)  - Dr. Bala (GL Doc) confirmed Alan did in fact have a tumor that needed to be removed from his upper left side of the colon. She connected us with Dr. Newton (Colorectal Surgeon) to remove the tumor. Unable to get him in on Friday, Dr. Newton released Alan that night on a liquid diet for surgery Monday morning. 

February 3, 2017 (Friday) - Moved into our new house. Wonderful friends helped us get beds set up and helped oversee the move. 

February 4, 2017 (Saturday) - Roughly 15 wonderful friends from church descended upon our house and stayed until the last box was unpacked. Literally, all rooms completely functional for every day life! Such a blessing!

February 5, 2017 (Sunday) - Our church prayed over Alan. His family joined us for lunch and an afternoon together. Then Audrey was playing at the park and broke her two front teeth when she ran into a pole. 

February 6, 2017 (Monday) - Bobbie took Audrey to our dentist to get her teeth fixed. I took Alan to the hospital for surgery. We were blessed with family, church family and friends coming by to check on him before surgery and then to stay with me during surgery. At the end of it all, Alan had a grapefruit sized tumor removed from his large intestine, that had broken through the omentum and adhered to the small intestine. 

February 7-9, 2017 - Alan worked hard and walked a lot. 

February 10, 2017 (Friday) - Dr. Newton informs us that it was indeed Colon Cancer and that the lymph nodes were clear, but that chemo may be advised since it was adhered to another organ. He also released Alan!