Ive just collected Joe from hospital, hes upstairs playing on his xbox and has eaten a KFC on the way home. All seems so normal, so good and this makes what we have just been told by his surgeon so so difficult to comprehend. We were told that the tumour was large but confined to the stomach wall and out of 18 lymphnodes removed only 2 were effected - so far so good - then he told us that whilst he was operating he noticed some suspicious areas the size of pinheads on Joes transverse colon. He said these areas would not have been picked up on his scans because of their size and that all we can do is repeat chemo then watch and wait. I am utterly devastated and so confused, this is so bloody unfair hes been through so much and has been so brave.
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