About a month or so ago Jon noticed a lump in his neck on the right side. He showed me and I just thought it was a swollen gland from everyone being sick. Jon was only home on the weekends and so I had forgotten. He again brought it to my attention and I said Id call into the doctor to get him an appointment as soon as he could get off work, which would have been another week.
Jon called me around 10:20 ish to ask if I had made the appointment yet. I had not of course. Once again I had forgotten. As i started to ask him what time Monday did he want me to make the appointment, we had dropped the call. It tends to happen often while he is driving or if im crafting down stairs, which i was.
One of us usually calls back... this time it was me. He answered. My nightmare was here once again. I felt I was replaying November 1, 2007 all over again.Jon had just rolled the truck and was climbing out as he was telling me he just had an accident and he was flipping out. The sound in his voice is terrifying. He said he had to call me back. I had to wait again. He calls me back on a different number telling me they are taking him to the Hospital and to meet him there (yet the exact thing as the first one) and im a mess! My mom was on her way. She had called my siblings and they were either on their way or calling me. Colton and Jess left Vernal right away. Mindy was on the phone trying to calm me down, again. Tashina and Tasha were relaying messages. My dear friend Ciji was on her way to get Jax and I and take us to the Nephi Hospital. Twenty minutes away seemed once again a lifetime away.
When I saw him he was in a neck brace and on a back board. I checked him out for any serious injures like last time, but there wasnt anything to worry about .............yet! So thankful for that! They took him in for scans and x-rays. After almost two hrs they came in and started to ask questions. "how you been feeling" things my mom was aware of because of my dads Cancer just this January. The doctor said you have swollen lymph-nodes all over your body from your neck, armpits, chest, belly and groin. I broke apart. This wasnt happening to my husband!! He is not even 35 yet!
(these are jons black tire marks...
straight in his lane)
The doctor was concerned and we got an appointment Thursday, the very the next morning with Dr. Chipman the Oncologist who sees my dad. When we went there he felt that it was either Testicular or a type of Lymphoma. An aggressive one which is curable unlike my dads. Jon would be doing chemo right away.
He wanted us to get a biopsy so we went to see Dr. Porter the ENT Friday Morning. He scheduled surgery for Wedensday the 26th. My patience for waiting isnt nice to me. Jon was stressed all week about keeping his job even though the accident was not his fault. At this point Jon was pretty much in denial of the Cancer and just wanted to drive again. .....After he was released we went to the crash site to look for his phone. They were still trying to get his truck out of there. ..... and still no Phone.
We had amazing family and friends and ward memebers comfort us immediately. Jons dad, most of his brothers and a couple sisters along with some of my family came to our home and gave Jon a blessing. Jon then gave me a beautiful blessing of comfort and i wish i could have recorded it. We have had people take the kids for hours and short times too. Helping get them from school and meals coming in. Sunday I had a dear friend come help clean my house and she fixed dinner. What a stress relief to not have to think of scrubbing my house before surgery.
Wednesday was finally here. ...
to be continued.
