Update On My Brother

Thank you for all of your prayers. My brother had a biopsy on Monday and the results came back today. For those of you who did not yet know, the first doctor's assumption that the tumor was Lymphoma was incorrect. The tumor was actually in his left lung. Anyway, today, the results showed that he has a Lung Carcinoid, which is cancer. It is quite rare and accounts for no more than one percent of cancers. This one that he has is fortunately Typical, meaning he is likely to be cured once he has the half of his left lung which has the tumor surgically removed Vs. Atypical which is whole other story. This is a great thing when it comes to cancer, that is, if it all plays out in the best scenario. So, please continue to pray for that. In reading, this Typical Lung Carcinoid can be removed leaving Steve a 90%-100% 5 year survival rate (meaning they live anywhere beyond 5 years). This is fantastic news Vs. just lung cancer, which we feared, having only a 15% 5 year survival rate. We were all pretty afraid. So, after surgery he should be just about normal again in about 3-4 months, although he will be able to start moving around just days after the surgery, in fact, it is expected for proper healing. Please, continue to pray for him through his surgery. The date is not yet set. I'll keep you posted. Thank you.