When you pray could you add my brother.

[stilllearning]

My brother has recently been given the hard choice to remove a kidney or not.  He has a spot in one kidney that they are up to 75 percent sure is cancer.  If they leave it and it spreads there is nothing they can do for him at all and only would give him about a year at that point.  The best thing to do acording to the doctors is remove the kidney and get all the growth with it so that he can live a long and healthy life with one kidney.  He has to give the Dr. his decision on Tuesday of which I am sure is going to be remove the kidney.  I know for a fact i will be with him in heaven some day so I am not worried about that aspect of his life.  I am just being humanly selfish and want him as long as I can have him.  they have caught is early so that is what I invision.  many more golf games him over the years to come.  But do keep him in your prayers that he will make an informed decision and that he will be with us for many more years. I can't imagine that God is done using him here yet.  he is in his mid 40's.

Thanks all.

[styckbow]

Prayers sent Delin

[TexMex]

Prayers sent.

God Bless

[PaPaFrank]

Thoughts and prayers sent from Ohio...

[AnointedArcher]

Prayers for total healing in Jesus's name!

[BenBow]

Prayers sent.

[Doc Nock]

Wow. Prayers for God's Holy Hand to be on your brother and guide and direct him through a tough choice without full knowledge.  

May the Lord continue to guide, protect and cover him in Grace, Peace adn strength through this process and surgery if he so choses.

[stilllearning]

Update from my brother.  Praise God.

Good evening everyone;
 
I've had a number of you ask for an update on my condition and I really didn't have anything new to tell you until today. My doctor had decided to perform an MRI to confirm the results of the CT scan. He did not expect to see anything different and only did it because another doctor thought it might solidify the decision he had suggested of removing my left kidney. The test was done 3 weeks ago today. It takes 5 - 10 working days to get the result back and my doctor was on vacation for a week so that is why there was such a delay. I went back to see him this morning and the results were very positive. My doctor is very confident that it is not cancer. He said he was very surprised that the MRI made such a difference. After viewing the MRI he and the radiologist reviewed the results of the ultrasound and the CT scan (which both suggested cancer) and the rusults from the MRI cleared up some concerns they saw in the other 2. The result is I do not have to have my kidney removed and it looks like I am cancer free.
 
Shirley was immediately thrilled but I had a very unusual reaction. It felt like I had just finished going 15 rounds with the current title holder. I almost went completely numb. I felt like I couldn't catch my breath, somehow as if all of this was impossible. We went to Centenial Park for a walk so that I could learn how to breath again. Shirley thinks I was in some sort of state of shock. Slowly my head cleared and it began to sink in. It's like someone gave me my life back again. I'm not sure how to interpret all of this. I'm not sure if this is a miracle (in other words that the growth actually changed in nature and the cancer disappeared) or if everything just became a little clearer for the doctors. What I do know is that God answered prayers that were offered on my behalf. He answers prayer every day and every prayer we offer makes a difference in the direction of our daily lives. I'm going to get a bit religious on you now:
 
"Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." James 5: 13-16.
 
I feel a bit like the believers who were praying for Peter's release but when Peter knocked at the door they didn't believe it and wouldn't let him in. Anyway, I'm absolutely certain that God was and is still speaking to me. I will never be the same. I found myself thinking through so many things and honestly the biggest concern I had through all of this is the question of how will I be remembered. Have I lived my life to this point as I should have? Did my life amount to anything of importance? This sounds a little dark but I came face to face with my own mortality in a way I have never done before. I believe God has told me that He expects more from me. Not more things like songs or sermons or serve on more boards or committies. He expects faithfulness. He expects me to live the moment to the best of my ability and in his strength. Lord willing I will do that.
 
All of that said, it is not over yet. My doctor will be calling me back in 1 year for another ultrasound. He said he is still not 100 % sure (although probably 99 %) that there is not more to this then he is now seeing. My decision is to forget about it, to let it be. God knows what He is doing and we'll see what He has in store for me in a years time. Thank you for your prayers and if you have any questions or comments I'm here for the asking.
 
Love you all,
 
Jeff

[bear1336]

Prayers sent

In HIS service
Dave

[Doc Nock]

Wow! What a wonderous testament to start my day.

Thanks! You're welcome for our prayers, I'm sure. What is so wonderful is to have folks stop back by and let us know how things come out.

I can feel your joy and your pain at the long delay... didn't hamper your doc's vacation any that you lived in limbo a while longer, but that was the time maybe the Lord thought you needed to realize as you put it, "your own mortality."

The last few years has driven home the point that we're allowed to "live in the desert" at times in our walk to help strengthen our faith, or for some stubburn yahoos like me, to learn more how much control we've yet to surrender and must to truly walk in faith.  I am not there yet, but testements like yours always drives home the point anew.

For that, my personal thanks and wishes for blessings on your sharing which helps us all to stop and reflect.  Prayers for continued good news and strength to walk the path in stronger faith and trust as you seek His will. The Liar will try harder now to disrupt that path as he senses he's losing you. Stand firm.

Keep the Son in your eyes!

[BenBow]

   

[ARCHER2]

Hey Brother !
Isn't HE awesome. I would be the first to say, it was a indeed a miracle, GOD reached down and erased all the bad stuff. This is not the first time I've seen this happen. You put it in his hands brother, we can't lose when we do this.
                             GOD BLESS YOU
                              ARCHER2/CHARLIE

[AnointedArcher]

God is good ALL the time!

[TexMex]

AWESOME!!!!

God Bless

[bayoulongbowman]

prayers sent marco#78

[thp]

praise God!

[possumtrot]

As Francis Schaeffer once wrote, "He is there and He is not silent"... What a wonder it is when we see Him work in such a way! ... John

[Shell]

This is incredible news! I was about to post that my cousin had a kidney removed at a very young age and is doing just fine with the one she has left even after having 6 kids! But I am so happy to hear of this outcome and that it has given us a wonderful boost of happiness.
Thank you for your encouragement as well!!