A Fun Night With My Mom

Cindy, Kayla, and I went out with my mom to play some mini-golf and watch Kayla drive the go-karts last night. We had a really good time. Here are some photos from our evening:

Cambodia Hit Hard By Rice Cost

Please take the time to read this news article:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08183/893795-51.stm

Cindy Went To the Pulmonary Specialist Today

Cindy got in to see the pulmonary specialist today, a few days earlier than scheduled, due to the office getting a cancellation. We really like the pulmonary doctor. He looked at her CT scan and he thinks that the bigger area is probably scarring in the lung which resulted from an earlier infection. Or, he said it's possibly due to a fungus that she picked up in Cambodia. The third possibility, according to the doctor, is possible cancer. He says it is possible, but not likely. The "shadows" on the CT don't look like cancer to him. But he says that he still needs to "rule out" cancer in her lung.

He then talked with us about options. The first option is a needle biopsy. He doesn't like this option because the spot in her lung is too small. He said trying to insert the needle to extract tissue on a small area would be "hit or miss." In addition, he said there's a risk of puncturing her lung. He suggested two things: blood tests to look for signs of a fungus in her lung; and then, a PET scan. Cindy did the blood work today. So, that's done. The PET scan is next Monday morning, July 7th at 9am CDT. The PET scan is different than a CT scan. Cindy will drink some sort of glucose solution and if the places in her lung are cancerous tissue (and in her brain also), then it will show up on the PET scan. The cancer, if that's what it is, will "go to work" on the glucose and show up as such on the test. Then, Cindy will have another follow-up appointment with the pulmonary specialist on the 15th. Please pray that all goes well. We are looking forward to getting back to Cambodia, God willing.

Thanks for all your prayers!

Pulmonary Specialist Appointment

Cindy has an appointment next week with a pulmonary specialist. That's all we know for now. Will let you know more toward the end of next week about what the doctor said. In the meantime, we wait.

Leah is in Romania right now, on a mission trip with TIME International. Pray for her while she's away.

Cindy's CT Scan Report

Here's an update on Cindy for the missions office.

We got the results back from the CT scan this afternoon. We fully trust the Lord and all is in His hands. The news was not encouraging. The lesion in her lung that showed up is 19 mm long. He said that lesion is deep. There are also other nodules he mentioned and the largest one is 12 mm. She is being scheduled for a biopsy as soon as possible. We'll update you when we know more. We truly appreciate all your concern and prayers. God bless!

Update on Cindy's Health

Cindy will have a CT scan tomorrow morning at 8:30. Her doctor
did an x-ray because of some persistent coughing she was having.
When looking at the x-ray, he found a spot on her left lung.
He ordered a CT scan and she'll be having that done tomorrow.
We will keep ya'll updated when we know more.

Spot On Cindy's Lung

Cindy’s Health

Hey everyone,
Thanks for your prayers for Cindy. She's been having some coughing lately, wouldn't stop, and also some problems in her esophagus, sorta like a reflux problem. She was treated for the cough, doctor gave her antibiotics. Didn't clear up. She went back today. She had an xray done and the doctor noticed a spot on her left lung. So, they ordered a CT scan and it could happen this week. So, please pray. Tomorrow, Tuesday, is our 25th anniversary.