Dear Fan Club (that's what Kurt calls you all!) — I think I've finally gotten enough rest to elaborate on some things. I'm doing really well today. Yesterday, I was actually able to sit up straight and still breathe! The pressure is lessening and I'm done with the heavy painkillers now, so my thinking is a lot clearer. I thought…

Praise God! He heard us and answered!! We needed some good news and got it in a big way today. We knew that one node had already tested positive for cancer. What we didn't know was the status of the rest of the nodes that were removed. Well, there was one other node that tested positive, but the rest are…

Well, as some of you may have already heard, I didn't get the results today. There was a problem with some of the lab equipment and they weren't even starting on them until today. So, it's been a rough day just knowing that we have MORE time to wait! I have been in a lot more pain than I had…

I'm here in the hospital recovering from surgery. I'm sending this note along with Jill to update you all. Surgery lasted about 5 hours. The doctors were very pleased with the way surgery went. They were able to locate the sentinel node and removed it along with four others. Unfortunately, the sentinel node tested positive for cancer. My surgeon removed…

Well, we are heading off to the hospital. I just wanted to let you know I'm taking my binder filled with all of your encouraging messages with me! I thought of a couple of other things to keep in prayer: 1. Please pray for Colby especially – he is very sensitive and has been affected greatly by this situation. He…

Whew! I have tried to cram our summer into two weeks, and I'm exhausted! I've chosen to look at this 'extra' time as a gift from God. We've been spending a lot of time with friends and family, just enjoying each other's company. Everyone felt that it would be good to keep me busy while I'm waiting – they've succeeded!…

Hi everyone– Once again, I want to thank you all for your encouraging words and prayers. Every day, I get cards, messages on Prayer Servant, and e-mails. You have no idea how much it lifts me up every day. It's taking a great deal of discipline not to answer every single message – I so would love to talk/e-mail with…

Hi everyone– This is just a quick note to ask you all to pray about the surgery date. Now that all of our decisions are made, the surgeons and hospital have to coordinate all of their schedules. The date originally planned is NOT available and the only date they are all available is August 5. I talked to the scheduler…

Hello! I have lots of things to share with you. I was so exhausted last night that I didn't stay up to update you all. I know you are anxious to hear what is happening. First of all, I felt so honored to be a patient at First Hill Diagnostics. I got to personally meet with Dr. Bruce Porter, a…

I just had to send a message to everyone saying how much your words of encouragement are helping me. I know that I have been covered in prayer since Friday night and will continue to be lifted up by all of you.You cannot imagine how hard it is for me to resist answering every one of the messages I'm getting…