Thursday, February 28, 2008

Not good news


Hello all,

We received the results of Jeff's recent MRI and it shows more tumor growth, which means that the treatments he is currently having did not work. We are waiting to hear from the doctor at Cedar Sinai if there are clinical trials available that Jeff would qualify for (we have an appointment with him on Tuesday)...and more than that we wait on the Lord!!!! The doctor said without treatment Jeff would probably live less than 1 year and if we find a trial that will work, maybe more than 1 year, but probably not 5 years. We are in shock and sad, but very much trusting God...Pastor Harold at our church just reminded us that absolutely nothing can separate us from the love of God and that is soooo true. Please continue to pray for strength, comfort, joy in each day & direction.

God's peace be with you all!


~Jayne ~

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Just a reminder...


Jeff is having an MRI tomorrow afternoon and we will find out the results on Thursday....so...please pray for shrinkage. My hope is that this treatment is working and the tumor is writhing in anguish as it is being shrunk and obliterated!!!! =)

The Lord bless you and keep you,
The Lord make His face to shine upon you
and be gracious unto you.
The Lord lift His countenance upon you
and give you peace! Amen

~Jayne~

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Quick prayer request..

Hello All!

Just a quick note...everything is still looking improved for Jeff, we are very thankful to God!!!

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this in a post at all, but in addition to the cancer doctors we are seeing a Chiropractor friend from our church...he is knowledgeable in more than just chiropractic...he has studied other ways to help people stay healthy...kind of holistic medicine. Anyway, he has this machine that analyzes your whole body by scanning the palms of your hands, your bare feet and has probes attached to your forehead...the end result is an overview of the organs of your body and if they are stressed or overworked etc... Jeff's first scan was done about a month ago and everything looked pretty good...just a little overworked trying to detox itself from the chemo etc... We had another scan report today and Dr. Jim says that there are much improvements from the last one...he actually said that from what he sees in comparing the 2 scans, he doesn't believe that God is going to take Jeff home anytime soon...if that doesn't boost your hope what will!!!! Now for the prayer need...Dr. Jim also said that Jeff would do even better if we would change his diet to low carb (which would also be good for me) and if Jeff could stop smoking cigars. Jeff is having a hard time with the cigar thing and I am having a hard time with the diet thing...BUT...both of them have to change, so please pray for us that we have determination, strength and that the transitions in our eating habits and Jeff's smoking are not too terribly difficult!!!

Thank you! We are richly blessed with a support system that is out of this world!!!!
Bless you...Jayne

Sunday, February 17, 2008

My funny Valentine!!

A week ago Friday the junior high group at our church put on thier annual Valentine Dinner. We usually go with Mom & Dad and Laur...it was a very fun time and wonderful food!! The theme this year was "Out of this world". If you've looked at my sisters blog you've seen the photo of me being "The Force"...here's the photo they took of my Valentine and I.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING!!!!

Just want to share our praise with all of you!! Jeff's attitude is much improved!! Many times he has told me that he doesn't believe that God is finished with him here yet...AMEN!! He is helping out with household chores like laundry and dishes etc...PRAISE JESUS!! He is really making an effort to have more patience with Dalaynee...HALLELUAH!! Also, we have been having more instances when we are able to laugh...about stupid stuff or whatever...GLORY TO GOD!! I just can't stop thanking God for Jeff's new outlook...don't get me wrong, he's still scared, but the fear is not so consuming right now!!! I'm not sure what (other than God Almighty) caused this change, but honestly, I don't care, as long as it just keeps improving!!!



Blessings to all!!!

Jayne