"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.

Answered Prayer

The radiation machine is fixed and back on track. Dad is down to about 12 more treatments!! Feeling a little icky today, but doing okay and no more weight loss.

The radiation machine is broken again. Dad has not received any radiation since Tuesday. He is to call in Monday morning to see if it is fixed yet. If you are reading this, please pray that the machine will be fixed and there will be no more problems from here on. Each day that he misses a treatment, prolongs the process. Dad is still holding up okay ( still weak, pain when eating) and God is constantly showing His mercy to our family.
1 Peter 1:3-9
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you (we) rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith- more precious than gold - that perishes though it is tested by fire- may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.