I look forward to the Muzzleloader hunt every year and love going with my kid. We don't always get one, but the memories and the time together is worth it. This year my boy and I decided to go to the cache unit instead of the normal unit we go to. So we put in and both of us drew out for tags.
We get hyped up, planning, scouting, practicing shooting, etc. all the fun stuff. Then in July my back started to hurt, annoying at first, but I attributed it to age. We continue to plan, find an area we think we want to go and set a date to go scouting. Then the pain gets worse to the point it is doubling me over, sleep is shortcoming and I find myself gasping for breath. So I go into the doctor...
"Well, looks like you have cancer." The words hit me like a ton of bricks. "You need to get into testing ASAP," he says, "You don't want to wait."
So I am in testing now to determine the extent of the cancer and the next steps. But now, I can't scout the area we picked out. My son has tried, but he is more concerned about me than looking for deer. I just got back this week from my last test and set up a plan for my treatment. I asked the doctor if I could still go out for the hunt and he said that I should be able to, but to "take it easy" and not over do it. Also, if the pain gets to bad, don't go at all. This is assuming that my pain is moderated and the treatments don't take all my energy
So now, my son and I are discouraged. We want to go out, but it may be for a few days at most and now scouting is out. Is someone willing to help point us to a couple of places that we could try and hit up? I want to try and make this a good time for me and my boy because it will most likely be a long time before I can go back out again.
Thanks all.
We get hyped up, planning, scouting, practicing shooting, etc. all the fun stuff. Then in July my back started to hurt, annoying at first, but I attributed it to age. We continue to plan, find an area we think we want to go and set a date to go scouting. Then the pain gets worse to the point it is doubling me over, sleep is shortcoming and I find myself gasping for breath. So I go into the doctor...
"Well, looks like you have cancer." The words hit me like a ton of bricks. "You need to get into testing ASAP," he says, "You don't want to wait."
So I am in testing now to determine the extent of the cancer and the next steps. But now, I can't scout the area we picked out. My son has tried, but he is more concerned about me than looking for deer. I just got back this week from my last test and set up a plan for my treatment. I asked the doctor if I could still go out for the hunt and he said that I should be able to, but to "take it easy" and not over do it. Also, if the pain gets to bad, don't go at all. This is assuming that my pain is moderated and the treatments don't take all my energy
So now, my son and I are discouraged. We want to go out, but it may be for a few days at most and now scouting is out. Is someone willing to help point us to a couple of places that we could try and hit up? I want to try and make this a good time for me and my boy because it will most likely be a long time before I can go back out again.
Thanks all.
? I don’t know anything about the unit go have fun and enjoy the memories! 
