Today was long and rough. We met with 3 doctors to discuss the plan for getting Max better. First, was his surgeon, Dr. Scaithe, and he explained to us how the surgery will go and helped us get it scheduled for tomorrow. He's the chief surgeon there at Primary Children's, so we know he's in good hands. They will have to make a pretty big incision on his side to get the tumor out. And then they will put a port in his chest that will be used for giving him chemotherapy. Next was the oncologist/hemotologist. Dr. Mase and Dr. Barnette. They explained to us how the chemo treatments will go and about the side effects. It will take at least 20 weeks to get through the chemotherapy. Next we had to sedate him again and do another CT scan on his chest to make sure the tumor didn't get to his lungs yet. Thankfully, it hasn't. We got home tonight and packed bags and sent big brother off to grandma and grandpa's house to stay for the next few days. It's so hard to think that Max has this disease because he is so happy and playful and so full of energy right now. But, I'm so grateful that we have found it before it got worse. I feel like I held myself together well enough today. I'm trying so hard to be strong and positive for him right now. It's hard though. I just have so many emotions going through me right now(anger, sadness, despair, hope) I feel like I just need to turn them off for a while so I can get through the next few days. I have every hope that everything is going to be okay in the end. Here we go....

 This is what the port that will go in his chest looks like.

 This is his doggy he got today for being such a trooper. He's obsessed with doggies.