Laurie and I are at the hospital with Tom right now. We came here under some pretty lousy circumstances. My dad kept falling at home and started having mini-seizures so my mom and her brother Mike brought him in yesterday (Monday). He has been so weak and dehydrated and pretty unresponsive to people visiting or talking with him.
We had a parade of family and friends in to see him today. There were a lot of tears and sadness from the visitors. But we had a very interesting turn of events this afternoon. Tom's oncologist excitedly pulled us from the room to show us the results of an MRI that they took at 3:00 this morning. Amazingly enough, the tumor has shrunk to a small fraction of its original size. The images show it to be a little puff of white where before it looked to be larger than a 1/2 dollar with some tendrils reaching from it. This is amazing news for us and we hope that it will get my dad excited enough to start eating and drinking on his own. He perked up quite a bit from the news and started taking more liquids right away.
Today was a very busy day for everyone. Tomorrow we're going to try to give him as much time to rest as possible while we learn more about what to expect for the near future. We'll make sure to post as more news becomes available. Your thoughts and prayers are always appreciated, so keep 'em coming!
--Dave and Laurie
8 comments:
Tom & Linda and Laurie and David.....Prayers are being offered up double time and the news about the tumor is hopeful. Love you guys. Linda Enger
Go Tom Go! I told you last week you were the comeback kid!!!!! I am cheering you on (so are Avarie and Nick).
Amy :)
You can do it Tom! We are all praying hard for you!
May God wrap you in his loving arms and bring your strength back.
He is awesome. Ask and you shall receive. Praying for you every minute of everyday. Love you guys.
Theresa & Dan
Tom and Linda,
My thoughts and prayers are with you! Don't give up!!
Julie
We love you guys!
This message comes from the non-Hundt Blackburn sister, and it comes from my heart. I love you all like family and so do David & Aubrey. The love within your family is truly amazing and precious. You are all in our prayers. We are praying for your strength Tom. The good Lord is with you all right now and I ask Him for the restored health and strength of Tom. We pray you find comfort and peace in His love. God has blessed you all. We are blessed to know you. Much love, Carol, David, & Aubrey Woldt
You have a wave of blue supporting you all. Our thoughts and prayers are with you always.
All our love, Shawn, Jon, Trevor and Jenna and your MSP/law enforcement family..hang in there!
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