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Hey Lilly…I know exactly how you feel…I’m so sorry for the uncertainy and frustration this is causing you…my husband is going through the same thing you father is…minus the radiation at this point in treatment…whatever you do…don’t give up…the miracle is having the wonderful father God gave you…the miracle is every day with him…the miracle is that you believe that God is in the business of miracles…and they certainly might not be the ones we want right now….but they are all around us every day…my dad died of throat cancer three years ago…we all prayed for miracle after miracle….but God was ready to have him at home with Him….of course, like you, we didn’t want that…we wanted him here…the miracle of his death was that he was now in the arms of his Heavenly Father….and as a believer there is nothing more wonderful….and to know that one day I will be there with him too, is yet another miracle that happened a long, long time ago on the cross. Hang in there…when your down and out and don’t even have the energy to speak…quietly whisper a little prayer for hope and strength and you’ll be surprised what a miracle that is!

Heather

Hey John…I would like to send a little encouragement your way…when were back in Minnesota at Mayo….the docs gave Lee 2 months to live because the cancer had spread….he was the sickest he had ever been…much like your father….we actually believed them…however, we knew that God was the one who could say how long Lee had…he was supposed to “be gone” last week and is better now than ever!!!! Do what the others have said…keep pressing on and see what else can be done!

Heather

Hi there Joyce! As I was reading this post, it was as if I was reading our story. We were at Mayo in April as well! April 24-28 to be exact. We were scheduled for 2 weeks but ended up there only 5 days….the prognosis….the same as your husbands but with only 2 months to live! Here were are past that 2 month marker…Lee is undergoing the same chemo regimn as your husband as well….he gets extremely ill on Sunday nights….he receives therapy on Fridays in Phoenix…and is doing well…we are looking into Loma Linda in California…with high hopes of resection as well…I know exactly how you feel and would love to know the true answer as to why Mayo couldn’t and others can….we feel very frustrated with all of the time spent there not to mention the tremendous amout of money it had cost those supporting us…we got home and we found the medical bill from Mayo in our mailbox the very next day! Wow! talk about a slap in the face! I find it interesting that we have the same story…please know that through this we have learned to get opinion after opinion and have learned to trust God like we never have before! I am reminded daily by all not to give up no matter what…doctors can give us a diagnosis…but God is the one who truly does this and we know His is much truerer and hopeful….good luck and God’s blessings to you and your husband!

Heather

Hi Lisa! My husband and I believe and know beyond the shadow of a doubt that God is now and forever will be….before Lee got his diagnosis in Feb. of this year….his faith was “iffy”…he was definitely a believer, but would not surrender his life to Him…ya see, Lee is a control freak…and as long as he knows that he’s in control over everything and I mean everything…his stress level was zero…and he was ok with life….it was no longer than a week after being in the hospital and undergoing four procedures with no success…he seemed to have let go and let God…it was super scary for us of course because he runs his own trucking business and I teach…and we found ourselves taking a leap of faith and letting God do the work for us…since than our community has come together and supported us in unbelievable ways…they raised $7,600 in four hours at a local restraunt, ourinsurance has paid every penny of every procedure including mileage and lodgeing to and from Minnesota, my school raised over $1000 in coins for us, our church has helped us finacially, emotionally and of course, spiritually, people we don’t even know have sent us monetary donations in huge amounts, friends come and pull our weeds, “kindnap” me for a girls night out, I could literally go on forever in the ways that God has provided for us….and you cannot tell me it is because of anything else! God is working through these wonderful people and blessing them all at the same time…..it’s not to say I don’t ask why, or cry myself to sleep at night, or wonder if my prayers are bouncing off the ceiling, it’s shortly after I start to wonder when a still small voice is whispering “I love you…I’m with you…and all things work together for the good of those who love the Lord.” It’s when you don’t feel His presence is when I believe He is lifting you up, carrying you so you don’t fall and stumble because we have already won the battle…Jesus did it for us…we are victorios every day because of Him. Lee stood up in front of 300 people before we went to Minnesota and came back to start his chemo…never, and I mean never would I have thought my husband would stand up and give testimony in church to let everyone know about his wonderful Savior and how he changed his life forever. To this day, Lee will tell you that if he got cancer in order to come to the Lord, then it was all worth it! Keep the faith! We will pray for your healing, strength, courage and peace!

Love, Heather

God is good!!! All glory and honor to Him! We are so happy for you! You give us all hope for what is yet to come!

Love,

Lee and Heather

Hey Michelle! From my understanding of a scale as to how much billirubin is in your system…our doc told us normal is considered a 1…when Lee went into the ER he was at a 7 and by the time they put in the titanium stents, even with a drain he was at an 11…after a week with the placement of the stents he went down to a 5…we have not had any tests done in about 3 weeks but he has absolutely no yellowing….as for the sweets…Lee was exactly the same way….he would not eat a single thing…that is to say unless it was crammed with sugar…at the hospital he would bypass all “good” stuff and eat the cookies, pies, puddings, ice creams, milkshakes, jollyranchers, popsicles and cakes! He said he enjoyed them the most! They did however monitor his blood sugar…now he can’t eat alot so sugary stuff cuz he says it’s toooooo sweet…which I guess is good, cuz I can’t check his blood here at home….Our oncologists also told us that Lee’s tumor was slow moving…we are heading to Rochester in a week for more tests as our 3rd opinion…I am not a doc by any means…so please forgive me if I sound like a complete dork…but calcifications sounds to me like a build up of calcium…like little calcium rocks….again..I only teach 2nd grade…so I am just tryin’ to help ya out…you all will be in Lee’s and my prayers…take care!

Heather

Hey Lisa….Our surgeon…the best in the state of Arizona….referred us to Mayo in Rochester…we leave April 12…7-10 days of intense testing for liver transplant…this is our only hope…we know it is our only chance for winning this battle….you are so right considering the fact of expenses…we were worried sick over it….but ultimately we decided it was our ONLY chance…and because of our support system and God….everything fell into place and is taken care for us….it brought us to our knees…a great lesson in humility and neverending thankfulness…a great lesson that when all hope seems to lost…even the tiniest flicker is still there and rescues our hearts…don’t give up…we will be praying for you….we have ALL the info you need to get the ball rolling! We are here for you! God bless you!