Update

What a roller coaster ride we’re on. Yesterday afternoon, Tom sat up, smiled and proceeded to laugh, interact and insult the family and friends gathered around his bed to pray for him. His pain increased again later in the evening and he had to ask for the morphine every two hours during the night. He didn’t sleep much and early this morning the nausea overtook him and he was pretty miserable by the time Dr. Kuhn came to see him mid morning. After examination and consultation with Dr. Nemunaitis they advised that an immediate change of direction was necessary. We agree with them that Tom should immediately go back on the Gemzar chemotherapy, and a significant amount of the fluid in the peritoneal cavity should be drained. Dr. Kuhn will also try to drain the fluid collected outside the lung (both right and left involved now). This means we are not going to be able to wait for the plasma (virus carrier) to come in. The fluid in his abdomen is creating too many complications that pose significant health threats. Tom’s had an uncomfortable day, being wheeled across the street to the Mary Crowley Center, for the chemo treatment, back to his room, then downstairs in a wheelchair for x-rays. He is now resting, waiting for Dr. Kuhn to make the next move.

Someone made the observation today, that Tom is like a moving target, and we concur. But we want the world and the evil one to know that he is protected by the full armor of God and there is an army of intercessors praying supernatural protection over him.

Every step of this journey we have prayed for God to open the doors we are to walk through and close the ones we are not. We continue to do that, and He is meeting us and walking with us each step of the way.