"I don't know."

Brain cancer is...

...attacked by the team.

Regarding brain muck, Dr. Park says, "I don't know."  Above he is mobilizing the team of doctors who can help us make a decision about how to proceed.

There are two basic options:  Follow the muck (as we have been doing), or remove the muck.  Here's the current game plan:

• Get Dr. Cloughesy's opinion on Monday.  He might recommend a fancier scan if the plan is to simply follow the muck.  One example of a fancy scan would be a PET scan.  Apparently PET scans provide the best detail (information at the cellular level).
• Get Dr. Noblet's opinion.  Dr. Noblet was Darrell's surgeon.  We will make an appointment to meet with him next month.  He will tell us if the muck removal would likely be a straightforward surgery, based on the muck's location.
• Get the Tumor Board's opinion.  Dr. Noblet will present Darrell's case to the St. Jude/St. Joseph Tumor Board 10/03.  

To start, we have made the regular MRI appointment for November.  And we're ready to head to UCLA this weekend.  First we'll go to Islands.

Darrell's not overly concerned.  He made faces to entertain me in  Dr. Park's office.

Gotta love him.

Thanks, everyone.