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Today Phil was released from the hospital. Hooray! We came and home and he has pretty much been asleep since. He deserves some good rest, and some relaxation.

Next week will be hard, with not being able to drive, independence is slowly being taken away from him. I know it is a hard thing to swallow for him. He already set-up his physical therapy appointments. So he is excited to get out of the house there. Phil is not house bound, he is just not to be left alone.

On Friday, July 10, when he sees his neurosurgeon, Dr. Pilcher, they will test his abilities on his left side. This will tell them if the swelling in the brain has gone down. I am not sure all of the details of the tests, but I trust the doctor. So here is how it could go, there are 2 ways...

A-The swelling will be down, Phil will be admitted into the hospital on Tuesday, July 14. They will perform an angioplasty and block the blood flow to the vein the tumor is sitting on. Then on Wednesday, July 15, Phil will have brain surgery.

B-The swelling will not have gone down, they admit him to the hospital either Monday or Tuesday, and do the surgery then.

I guess the only difference is if they do the block or not. So we are pretty optimistic that the swelling will go down, and the block will be performed. If he does not have the angioplasty, there will still be a risk of stroke. The swelling and blood do not make a great combination.

So this week Phil needs low to no stress, be around only healthy people, and take an easy! This week is still wait and see, then we will know more on Friday, July 10.

Please stop by if you are in the area or send an encouraging note to him!