The biopsy indicated that the tumor was cancerous, Stage Four, and it is a Glioblastoma tumor like they originally had thought. I still refuse to Google anything but from what the doctor said, it's a very stubborn type of tumor and will more than likely come back, even with treatments. The good news is, both Dad and the doctor are prepared to beat it, and there has been no mention of "only ___ months/years" or anything like that.
Dad starts physical and occupational therapy tomorrow and will continue that for a while. We don't know yet how long he'll have to go for or how many days a week. Radiation will start somewhere around the end of August or the beginning of September, they usually wait three to four weeks after surgery to begin. Radiation will be five days a week for six weeks and chemotherapy will be done in a pill form. They are considering the pill "Temodar" but ultimately it will be up to the oncologists. Dad will have two different oncologists, one is a medical oncologist that handles the chemotherapy side of things and the other is a radiation oncologist that will over see the radiation. Dad will have appointment(s) with both of them before treatments start.
It is also looking like Dad will possibly be a good candidate for clinical trials, however we don't know much more other than that.
Keep the prayers coming.
Dad cleaning the floors this morning =)
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