As of today, Dad is in the middle of week two of chemotherapy and radiation. He had an appointment with the radiation oncologist on Monday and they decided to temporarily increase his steroid dosage. He's been having a harder time controlling his left foot and his speech was starting to slur a little bit more, and in the past two days of taking the increased dosage, Mom has noticed some improvements with his speech. He also had an MRI yesterday, just to double check on the tumor and make sure that it was not causing his foot to get worse. We got those results today, and while the tumor has grown, it is not the sole reason he's having trouble walking. It's most likely a combination of the tumor growing, the surgery, the radiation, and then possibly a reaction from the radiation.
He's still trying to get to therapy a couple days a week, but with doctors appointments, radiation, and drive time, there's not always enough hours in the day. However, Mom and Dad have been doing the exercises at home and they just got a stationary bike for him to use.
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