A friend from church sent this email from her sister about her son. Keep him covered in God's grace and healing.
"Blayne (my eldest son) called me this evening to let me know he has some very serious health problems. He has been in pain for some time and finally went to the doctor. He had x-rays and scans and found he has either a 1) Small focal Cernix or 2) Intrinsic cord neoplasm behind the T2 thorax section INSIDE the spinal cord. It is 1-1/2 centimeters long and 1/2 centimenter wide. The doctors want to do a MRI on his brain as some things start out in the brain. Bottom line is it must be removed, probably soon, and could cause him to be paralyzed or kill him - depending on whether it has "tentacles" wrapped around inside the spine or feeding on blood veins - and whether it can be totally removed. The foregoing is how he explained it to me. He is of course extremely worried about his outcome and about his wife and 2 young boys. He also has been having dizzy spells, exreme fatigue, heart palpatations and shortness of breath. He is to see a Neurologist tomorrow (Tuesday)"