My Goodness..hard to believe May is almost gone. I have had so much going on I just haven't had the time nor the inclination to post anything new.
My speech comprehension is still improving, in baby steps, and I go back to the Audi in two weeks for a "tune up". I should have gone back sooner, but sometimes life gets in the way. My husband/ best friend has needed my support and undivided attention these last few months and I have put me on the back burner.
In March, he complained that his voice was scratchy (which it was) and thought it might be bronchitis or something so he went to the doctor and described his symptoms. That Doctor thought he had acid reflux disease and prescribed meds and a new diet and told him that if things didn't improve to come back in a few weeks to be re-evaluated. After no real improvement, he went back and saw a different Doctor (military bases are like that). This one decided it must be something to do with his sinuses and referred him to an ENT specialist. Turns out it wasn't any of the above. It was 1st stage throat/larynx cancer and thank God it was caught early. He has been in radiation treatment for the past two weeks (after biopsy surgery, CT scans, etc) and still has another four weeks to go. Since it is stage one, and caught early, the Cancer ENT specialist he is now seeing says he has a 90-95% chance of a full recovery without the permanent loss of his voice. If all goes well, no surgery, no Chemo..just the hard core radiation. Will try to come back more often and update, time permitting.