Update & Plan - post by Fay

We met with Josh's NeuroOncologist today.The plan is to do Radiation (5 days a week) for 5 weeks followed up with a year of Oral Chemotherapy (Temodar).

The Tumor Board met today to discuss Josh's case and came up with treatment plan options.

The three options presented to us were:

1. Wait & Watch - follow with MRI in 3 months
2. Begin Chemotherapy for 12 months (a few types to be considered)
3. Begin Radiation and follow up with Oral Chemotherapy for 12 months

Ultimately the choice is Josh's, but it was recommended that we act aggressively and promptly. There is concern because the tumor has grown so close to critical areas of the brain. The idea is to catch/stop the tumor before it grows into these danger areas.  It has started growing down and back (deeper).
Josh is on board with moving forward aggressively.

I'm not sure what he was thinking, but I was completely caught off guard when I heard the Doctor's words.   I felt like I had been punched and knocked down. As I sat there, I concentrated on not crying.
He's just barely through the surgeries and he's struggling through recovery and now he still has to go through this.
I don't know what else to say right now.