My brother fights cancer what's your super power?

Got off the phone...grabbed my computer....sat on the couch...opened computer...typed the URL for this blog...let out sigh...sitting here in disbelief that I am typing another entry on this blog...tears roll down cheek...scroll through pictures of my brother....see this one...

..wipe my tears...type.

I REALLY hate that I am typing these words but here it goes.....

My brother's cancer is back.

After a routine CT scan and a follow-up PET Scan today, we found out my brother has 2 new tumors-one by his prostate and other behind his colon by his sacrum (tailbone area). As you all can imagine this was a big blow. He has been on a grueling treatment of chemo and blood thinning meds (the chemo caused blood clots in his lung) and he was hoping to actually be done with both after this CT Scan. 

We don't know the 'plan' yet. After today's visit, we are guessing Dr. Salti will perform another HIPEC surgery. Obviously, the cancer cells have found a way around the chemo that he was on. The HIPEC will get chemo to places that oral/transfused chemo cannot reach. It sounds ridiculous but I feel SO grateful that the HIPEC exists. As tough as this surgery is my brother is tougher! He has the superpowers that can deal with anything that cancer puts in his way.

There are no words to convey the strength-both physically and mentally-that my brother exudes every day of his life. He has been through more in 4.5 years than any one person should be. He has beat the odds and without a doubt will continue to beat the shit out of cancer. He continues to fight like hell, never complains, and has kept his sense of humor through out all of this.

Please keep my family in your thoughts and prayers. This roller coaster ride that we continue to be on, is taking a toll on everyone. My brother makes cancer look easy--that's his superpower. But it's not easy. It's so damn hard!

I can't thank the LRM Crew for all of your support throughout the years. I don't know where my family would be without each and every one of you. We need your support now more than ever. 

What is it?? Top of the 8th? Watch out cancer...my brother sitting back and waiting for his pitch to knock you out of the park. FOR GOOD!

Sox it to it Lar...