Cancer Report

My husband had surgery for colon cancer about 3 weeks ago today. They cut out a very large tumor that was growing into the side of the colon. They took out 19 lymph nodes and did biopsies on all of them. There was no cancer in any of them. Praise the Lord. He does not have to have any further treatment. He doesn't need chemotherapy or radiation or anything. He is getting his strength back slowly and his appetite is slowly beginning to improve. It does take time though to recover from such a serious surgery but he is getting there.

Cancer Benefit

Tomorrow is a cancer benefit for a young 38 year old friend of ours. He has a wife and two children and he is fighting colon cancer. He's a big guy so I guess the chemo is a little easier on him but lately it has made him more ill. I pray that they will be able to cure him as he has a lot of life ahead of him and his family need him. Cancer is an awful disease and they are doing a great deal with gene therapy now and I certainly hope they will find a cure soon. They are able to cure more people now than ever with chemo and radiation, but there are still a great many dying of cancer. It seems that breast cancer hits the women in their 35-50 years and not many of them survive. We lost a niece to it this year, leaving behind a husband and two sons.