Sunday, May 31, 2009

too personal for facebook....

Hey everyone. If you could stop and take a minute to pray for Dan's dad & family I would appreciate it. I'm not sure how many know that Bob has cancer. He has carcinoid tumors on his colon & liver that have spread pretty rapidly recently. He's had these tumors for about 9-10 years. They are very slow growing and so far have not caused any sickness. He has been getting a monthly shot for about the last year to year & a half to help slow the growth of these tumors. But last week he had a bone scan done & the scan revealed that the tumors have spread all throughout his body. The plan was to start radiation last week but he has been too sick to do this. Dan's mom brought Bob to the ER this afternoon & they admitted him to the hospital today. The CT scan they did of his abdomen revealed that everything is inflammed & there might be an infection in his colon. The # if tumors on his liver has risen also. He is very weak & can not get comfortable. Please pray for the Dr's that they may know what to do next to help him. Please pray for Dan & his family that they may have some peace at this hard time. We don't know what the immediate future holds, but we can pray for wisdom & comfort. It is not easy to see someone we love sick & the fact that this has all happened SO fast is hard to comprehend.
I did not want to post this on facebook b/c there would be too many questions to answer. So just keep Dan's family in your prayers. Thank you!!

4 comments:

Tammy said...

It saddens my heart to hear this news. Please let Dan know that we'll be praying for all of y'all but especially for his dad.

Anonymous said...

so sorry to hear this news...we will keep you all in our prayers...i know it is difficult to understand God's plan sometimes but just trust that He knows what is best for us all...let us know if we can do anything...i know we are kinda far away but if there is something that would encourage dan we could do let us know...laura and scott

Sally said...

Oh Holly...what a lot to happen all at once. I will definitely be praying for you guys. Keep us posted, especially if there's anythign specific to pray for.

Jana said...

hol - wow. please let bob and gail know we are praying for them. what a shock that it has all just come at once. i'm praying for you and dan, for the doctors . . . for wisdom, for comfort, for peace of mind. love you guys. keep me posted.