Great News from the Oncologist ! ! !

Dad's initial visit with the Oncologist was held this afternoon. Dr. Danso was able to give us VERY good news about the PET-Scan that Dad had last week. A whole body PET-CT was performed on Tuesday, April 29 which showed that the cancer is confined to the upper lobe of his left lung - one lymph node is mildly enlarged......but most importantly - there is NO EVIDENCE of cancer in the rest of his entire body - they looked at his other lymph nodes, his bones, his other organs - every other part of his body show no evidence of Cancer.

This is a HUGE answer to prayer!!!!!

We are giving God all the Glory

Praise His Name!!

What's next....

Dad has an appointment with Dr. Robert Jones to get a second opinion regarding surgery

• If surgery is possible and they are able to take out the upper left lobe that contains the tumor, then Dad will have "Chemo-light" treatments (because of the enlarged lymph node) - this would place him in Stage II
• If surgery is not possible, they will do radiation on the tumor to eliminate it and he will also have the "Chemo-light (because of the enlarged lymph node) - in this case, he would be in Stage III.

PRAISES:

• Obviously, all of the above - based on the information read about this type of cancer, the news received today is a MIRACLE - typically this type of Cancer spreads to other parts of the body before it is even detected in the lung!!!!!
• Dad has slept in his bed for the last 3 night rather than his chair
• Dad is coughing very little
• Dad walked quite a long distance at a pretty fast pace at the hospital without getting out of breath
• Dr. Danso was very clear in his explanation and gave Dad all the time he needed today to be sure his questions were answered
• The "ugly thing" they removed from his ear last Thursday is not Cancer
• Dad looks GREAT - he has been outside and actually has a little tan!!!!

Prayer Requests:

• The appointment with Dr. Jones (Surgeon) tomorrow (Thurs., May 8) will go well and Dad will be able to have the surgery - this would be the best solution - pray that his lungs are strong enough to go through the surgery
• Clarity when receiving information and that the information will be accurate!!!
• Dad will have the air he needs to breath each minute of every day
• God will be glorified in this miracle that he doing in Dad's life

More to follow tomorrow after the appointment with Dr. Jones.

Ephesians 5:19-20 - Sing and make music in your hear to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.