Dad's News

I have news about Dad! The x-rays came back negative for cancer in other areas. He has had an additional test done that does not indicate that the cancer has spread... definitely an answer to prayer because had there been cancerous spots in other areas he would not be a candidate for the proton therapy. Praise God! Also, he is walking without a cast and without crutches. He's still limping a little bit but way better than before. Jeremy and Mom surprised him for Christmas by having his car repainted and boy, will he be happy to be driving soon.

Dad and mom are going to Jacksonville tomorrow for their initial appointment for the Proton Therapy. They plan to stay overnight and go to the appointment on Wednesday morning, because it is at 8:00 AM, after which we should have more information on when he will begin treatment.

I apologize for not giving an update sooner on his healing but greatly appreciate your continued prayers. He's not out of the woods yet, but definitely feeling at peace about this other option for treatment in Jacksonville.

December 7 Update

Friday, Dad went to a different doctor about his ankle.
This doctor told dad that he:

1) Did not need to have the hard cast, after all
2) In fact, he didn't need the boot, either
3) and he probably won't need surgery
4) He should feel free to move the ankle, as long as it isn't causing pain.

Quite different from the news last week! You can imagine how wonderful this is to him. The cast was so uncomfortable, and of course the upcoming surgery wasn't very good news.

The cast is off, and dad only wears the boot here and there, mostly to protect it when they leave the house. No more uncomfortable, hard cast! Yay!

It should be noted that both of these doctors looked at the same set of x-rays, and had vastly different opinions.
We are praying the same goes for the cancer.

As of now, Dad will be doing the proton therapy; however, he must be "accepted" into the program. What may keep him from being accepted is a troublesome spot that showed up on the x-rays in his chest area. There is an area on his chest, in the bone part, that is showing some "questionable spotting."

If it is more cancer, or a different type of cancer, then that may disqualify him from the proton therapy. (If interested, see link HERE )

Dad left the x-rays with a doctor on Friday (December 5) to review, to see if the questionable spot is cancerous or harmless.

This is short but since we have had such an answer to prayer for the foot I wanted to give you all an update.

Prayer requests:
Please pray that there will be NO further cancer that might disqualify him from the proton therapy and that the ankle/foot will continue to heal. Please pray for wisdom and clear diagnosis from the doctors who are looking at the x-rays and the reports. Please pray for speedy processes; with Christmas coming up, it is getting difficult to schedule appointments because of the limited schedule.

Thank you all and God bless you. Have a great week and I will post/email more information as it becomes available.

Hi everyone!
Thank you again for your prayers and your emails of encouragement. I will be giving a quick update tonight but hope to answer everyone personally over the next couple of days.
So dad went in to see the foot doctor, and the doctor said that the bone is not healing together like they hoped it would. They decided to put a hard cast on his foot. Please pray that we get in to see someone soon- the specialist recommended to us decided not to see dad because he was not the "original" doctor. Which doesn't make sense to us, but God closes a door for a reason.

As I mentioned before, we are looking into the proton therapy. It is a two month treatment option, so he would most likely move to one of the locations. Thank you for telling us what you know about this therapy and offering us phone numbers and names of people who have been through this before. I read him the "new" emails tonight and he is very grateful for all of your prayers and your information on this alternative therapy.

Of course, he still has his sense of humor through all of this. Just a moment ago, my parents were watching "The Twilight Zone" on television. (I use the term "watching" tv loosely because we always talk and do other things while "watching" television). Mom says, "How is it you've seen this movie, and I haven't?" Dad says, "We had television [growing up.]"
So we all had a good laugh at that.

Prayer requests now are that we will get in to the right doctor for his ankle to start healing properly. With Christmas coming up they are getting hard to book. Waiting two more weeks isn't good in case the ankle needs to be set again- surgery has been recommended now because of the extent of the break. Dad says he will go to the hardware store and get his own titanium screws and pins. (Kidding.)

If this email seems a bit "off" I am very, very tired and am not up to my writing par. That is the reason and not the critic's view of home-schooling's inadequacies :)

Love you all and sending a "thank you" from dad-

Chelsea

Please.

I've never asked my readers for anything before. 

Tonight I am asking for prayers, please. 

My daddy's diagnosis is cancer. 

We don't know the extent yet. 

He broke his ankle right before the diagnosis so please pray for that, too. 

 He is a strong believer. He (and my family) would greatly appreciate your prayers. 

Would you please take a moment to pray for healing for him?

His name is Mike, and he is my hero.

If you can commit to praying for him, would you drop him a note?

You can send it to me* and I'll print it to show him. 

-thank you-

:)

*I created an email account just for support/prayer notes, which I will print and give to him. You can send to:

Mike M. 

chelseas.blog@gmail.com

A hundred thank you's. 

 

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