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We went to Dad's big appointment on Mon. the 18th. According to the Doctor, my dad's latest catscan reveals that there doesn't seem to be any new tumors and that the original tumors have not grown . The scan shows that there has been extensive scarring on both lungs, due to the radiation. This is to be expected but is the reason for much shortness of breath. The Dr. explained that it is as if my dad has had part of his lungs removed. The scarring also blocks some viewing of the lungs, so we just have to keep a watch on them. We are so thankful that at this point the cancer has not progressed. For now , my dad has a break in treatments & will return in Oct. for follow up.

God continues to uphold us and we are so grateful for the latest news! Thank You for your continued prayers.

Well, it has been a long time since I've updated. Not too much has changed. Dad & Mom were able to make the trip to Wisconsin. It was very tiring, but I think they are glad to have gone. Dad has completed his last chemo treatment & is now dealing with the side effects of being very tired & loss of appetite. He will go back mid August for another scan & meets with the Oncologist for latest results on 8/18. Of course our prayers are that the cancer has decreased instead of increased, and for continued strength for Dad. This has been a very long & hard trial for my parents but God continues to show His love & kindness, for which we our thankful!

"You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. " Psalms 18:28-32

Today was Dad's big appointment and we are so thankful for the work God has done. His latest catscan showed a "considerate decrease" in the size of the enlarged lymphnode and tumor in the lung. Dad's voice has improved incredibly and he doesn't have anymore pain when swallowing. Because he responded so well to treatment, the doctor wants to give him two more chemo treatments (one in the last week of May and one in the last week of June) . They will not be as agressive as the first rounds and he won't be doing radiation along with it. My parents will have to cut short their trip to Wisconsin, but our thankful that they will still be able to go for a little while, if things stay well. Though he still needs prayer for continued healing and strength, today we are so thankful for this encouraging news!!

Wow, I can't believe it's been almost a month since the last posting. Things have been going fairly well the last few weeks. Dad has been very tired but doing pretty good. Then yesterday he went in and found out he now has a 7mm kidney stone. He goes to the Dr. tomorrow morning and hopefully they will be able to break it up so that it will be easier to pass. Him and Mom are still hoping to go to the church retreat for the weekend!!!

On Monday, we saw Dr. Fahrenbaucher. Dad is done with chemo & radiation. He will have a catscan on May 5th and then we will find out what progress has been made on May 13th. Dad is still having burning sensation from the radiation treatments. This should start to let up and hopefully he will start to be able to eat more comfortably. He is pretty weak, but his spirits are still high and is patiently waiting on the Lord thru this. Thankyou all for your continued prayers!

6 more weeks

Vern saw his cancer dr.,Dr. Fahrenbacher, on friday the 28th. He said vern's weakness and the soreness in his throat was still the effects from the chemo and radiation which ended this past monday the 24th but he was bothered that vern had lost 20lbs in a short period of time so he told vern he needed to force himself to eat. It is difficult for vern to even swallow water so please pray that the soreness will soon get better which it should. Next we must wait 5 weeks and than vern will have a ct scan done. A week after that we will see the dr. again and find out the results of all these treatments. We pray for the best which would be a miracle that the cancer be gone. But most important is that God's will be done and that we would accept His decision and bring Him the glory. Vern was able to be at church last week sunday and our hope is he can go again tomorrow. We just wanted to keep all of you updated and thank you all very much again for all your PRAYERS and love. Vern & Pat

Praise God!!

We are down to only 4 more days. Radiation is to be finished by Friday. Dad meets with the oncologist (Dr. Fahrenbaucher) on March 31st, and will have a scan done sometime around then. Our prayer is that the past several weeks of treatment prove to be beneficial. Looking foward to coming back to Bible Study & Church and seeing brothers and sisters in Christ.