Got half a day of CT Scans I get the opportunity to take three different CT Scans on Friday. These are part of what I need to complete before they can schedule my surgery. We're getting closer, Thank God. This whole experience has me going through so many new things. As I have mentioned before,
I Miss My People A couple of weeks ago, I preached the last sermon that I will for a while. It was from Ephesians and focused on knowing for sure that you're a christian. I am thankful for the people I pastor. I love them because we may not be kin, we
The Hardest News of my Life About a week ago I posted that I did not have cancer in my mouth... I was wrong. I went to meet with the surgeon this morning and got the hardest news of my life that dealt with me personally. I learned that I have cancer in a tumor in
Thank you for your prayers. I don't really have an update. I'll see the surgeon on Thursday morning. I hope to know when surgery will be scheduled. Each of my doctors has told me that they wanted to get surgery scheduled quickly but they are doing it. Your prayers have made
Glorify Christ / Fight for Self So I’m having to face some things that I have not had to face before. I’ve served as a pastor since I was 22 year old. I’ll be 49 in November. Throughout those years I have learned to put others before myself. I serve others but most
Bad news, Don't Know How Bad Yet I typically enjoy finding my doctor wrong when the news is bad. This time I wasn't so lucky. I got the results of my second biopsy this afternoon. My neck tumor is cancerous. According to the report, I have "Malignant cells, most compatible with keratinizing squamous cell
Waiting and Trusting I spoke to the doctor’s assistant today. We are waiting for the biopsy results from the second biopsy (my neck). They can’t do or schedule anything until the results are in. We don’t know how long the wait will be. So I wait. My neck has swollen
One Down... One to Go So I received one of my biopsy results. I DO NOT have cancer in my mouth. That should mean that the doctors will not have to cut away any of my jaw. I am waiting for the neck biopsy. That is the one where both doctors are convinced I have
No news yet but lots of pain. I haven't heard from the surgeons yet and probably won't until after the biopsy results are released. The doctor told me that we should learn one of two things from the biopsy: 1. The cancer (which he is convinced I have) has not entered the bone
Catching you up-to-date So it seems that in order to keep so many people, that are interested and praying for me, up to date that I will start keeping a blog.
