Hello Again Everyone - We wanted to share some exciting news as Jason continues to move forward in his treatment!
In meeting with Jason's Orthopedic Oncologist and Radiation Doctor this week, we learned some valuable information that we wanted to spread the news on. Both Dr's agree that Jas' tumor has reduced in size significantly, their estimates ranging between 35 to 50%. GO GOD! That was fantastic news and such an answered prayer, as that has been on our prayer list for quite some time now! MANY THANKS go out to all of you for your prayers! The reason this is such great news is that the smaller the tumor is, the easier the surgery will be to remove the tumor as the margins will be greater in working with one part of the tumor that was touching the bone initially and another part of the tumor that an artery is wrapped around. The other piece of information that Jas' surgeon shared was that he would like for the tumor to firm up a little more before surgery to make it easier to take out the entire tumor without it rupturing, as right now it's more of a liquid/fluid type consistency. So you'll notice that has been added to our prayer request list : )
The other piece of Great News is that Jas will finish his radiation treatments by the end of next week! Hooray! He's seeing the light at the end of the tunnel from that perspective and I'm sure our car will too lol. He truly has been a trooper this past month, continuing to work and on top of that spend a total of 3.5 hours on the road daily. God clearly is giving him an unbelievable sense of calm, as it's so easy living in this DC area to get road rage : )
Overall, we felt very good about our meetings with both Dr's and still continue to feel at peace that we are where God wants Jas to be for surgery and continued treatment. Another big step that was taken, was that the surgery was set for August 16th. The overall surgery will take about 2.5 hours. Jas will be in the hospital at least 2 days and if a skin graft is needed, which they will not determine until in surgery, then it will be longer. So, things are moving forward! We are in progress of arranging for Taylor to head back to Ohio with her grandparents. so she can have fun with them and not be confused by all of the upcoming events Mid August. What a huge help that will be to us!
Again, we can't thank enough for all your prayers and concern and we thank you in advance for the additional prayers below. Here are some of our prayer requests that we continue to lift up to GOD!
1. DRAMATIC reduction in the size of the tumor as the result of radiation;
2. Tumor to firm up prior to surgery;
3. Minimal side effects if any from the radiation, as any skin changes could result in a delay of surgery;
4. As God continues to heal Jason, that this cancer not be wasted and the glory goes to the creator and not created things like medicine or machines;
5. For wisdom and expertise for Dr. Aboulafia (surgeon)
6. Daily revelation of where God wants us to be witnessing and serving through this process and to give us the boldness and wisdom to do so;
7. Continued blanket of God's peace & strength.
So, we also wanted to share a pretty awesome story with you all! Our dear friend Kat, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer about 4 months ago, also goes to Dr. Aboulafia. Just last week she went to see him for an update on her largest tumor on her left scapula. When Dr. A read the x-ray his first words were, "this is frickin' unbelievable...nothing short of a miracle". Here her largest tumor has ALREADY regenerated back into bone and the rest of the tumors in her body are healing significantly fast! So when we went to see Dr. A this week, we intentionally wanted to bring Kat up to him, as he knows that we are close friends and we truly believe that God has a purpose for both Kat & Jas to be going to this Dr's office. But, before we had a chance to bring her up, he asked us how Kat was doing. We all had huge grins on our faces as we discussed her recent news and he said to us, "that truly was a PRAISE GOD moment when I read her x-ray." We shared that we felt God was working through her in AMAZING ways and are THRILLED that he's working a miracle in her! Jas and I continue to be in absolute awe at how God is working through Kat in her situation and feel so privileged to witness God performing a miracle in such a dear friend of ours!
There are a couple of bible verses we continue to stand by during this difficult time. Romans 8:18 and 28...
18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us
28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Thanks so much for your continued love, support & encouragement!
Jas & Meg
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