Its hard to believe that 5 years ago we sat at Inova Fairfax and received the worse news any parent could ever imagine. "We are so sorry but Jeffrey will be admitted and a neurosurgeon will be in very shortly to speak with you." "Jeffrey has a very large mass consisting of the entire right side of his head."
A day that we will NEVER forget. Dr. Myseros walked in and sat down like he knew us for years and simply put stated "I have Jeffrey scheduled for emergency surgery on Monday morning at 7am." Im sorry DR. but can you please explain this to me? "Jeffrey has a large tumor that consists of his entire right side of his head. Have you seen the scans?" No sir we have not and we would like to please. Images were shown that absolutely blew our minds.
By Monday morning Jeffrey had lost 95% of his motor skills. A 14 hour surgery followed by chemo and radiation in Boston. Doctors informed up many times that sure to the stage (Four) and they type of tumor that it was Jeffrey's chances at life we unknown.
While we have met some great people along our journey and have gained a title that will forever be a part of our life today we can proudly say that JEFFREY IS CURED!
CURED is a word that we have not heard at all in the last five years. The Doctors refused to use the words remission or cured until we reached the five year mark.
Today our world changes yet again for a reason that truly is amazing. We live everyday as if it were the last day and enjoy each of our children to no end. One never knows what God has in store for them. This weekend we will take time to celebrate with Jeffrey! We will celebrate life in general as he is unaware of what exactly he had going on with himself when he was just 19 months of age.
Tears of joy are among our family today as the last five years have been rough and filled with many doctors appointments.
