Dad, generally, doesn’t care to move too far from home, unless he’s headed for the Linc or the Bank for Eagles or Phillies game, or headed to the shore for vacation.  Somehow, Mom convinced him to head downtown, to get a second opinion regarding treatment and prognosis of his deadlegs from the doctors at Penn. 

I don’t have a clue what’s causing his legs to go out like this.  He needs to use his arms to stand up, grabbing tables and chairs and sinks and whatever else he needs to get up.  His legs just aren’t strong enough on their own anymore.  Hopefully, they’ll give him some answers today. I’ll update this post as soon as we have more information.

Update 11/13:  The Penn doctors want to get Dad in for another MRI and either a catscan or a petscan, or both.  Apparently, there’s some more cancer higher up on his spine.  They also want to see if the radiation and the chemo are doing what they’re supposed to be doing.