John is home and recovering

John was discharged from UCSF on the 4th of July.  After we left the hospital we were able to have a late lunch with his college roommate Brian at Pasquale's. We then spent the 4th at our friend Phil's home, aka Casa G, in San Francisco. Melanie and I have been gratefully using it as base camp throughout the week. A couple of John's friends who live in town were able to visit him there. John was a bit tired from the discharge exercise and we didn't want to battle traffic back to SJ.

If you haven't experienced the 4th in the Mission you haven't lived. There were moments in the evening where my training weekends at Fort Ord while in ROTC came back to me...

Saturday we said our good byes to Phil over milkshakes at Mel's Diner and headed home. John has been resting and visiting with friends in San Jose. We return to UCSF Monday the 7th for a post-op follow up with Dr. Berger's staff.

The MRI taken after surgery showed that the resection was very aggressive and was able to remove much of the tumor(s). However there are remnants of the tumors in two locations. This fact restricts the number of trials or therapies that can be pursued. Many of the most advanced therapies can only be administered if there is a single tumor site. However there are other treatments we will evaluate while he recovers from surgery. And Dr. Berger said that he is prepared to go back in as needed to hold this thing off.

John will  schedule out patient Physical and Occupational Therapy here in San Jose. He will work hard to regain as much functionality as possible in his left hand and wrist, as well to ensure he doesn't trigger new issues while compensating. He wants to hit the links as soon as possible.  Gotta have goals!

John looks forward to seeing his friends and family during his recovery. He really values the time he gets to spend with everyone. Don't hesitate to reach out to him. If he is tired he will let you know, but he is as engaged as ever with life. We just need to have the Giants keep winning and his recovery will speed up :)

Thanks to all who have been supporting us throughout this drill. We've reached this stage only by having that support. It has meant the world to us.