Monday, September 25, 2006

The Cancer Fight

I ask you to pause and pray for Kevin and Cindy Owen. Kevin is one of the ministers at the Montogermy Road Church of Christ in Albuquerque, NM where my best friend, Lila, serves as the Children's Minister. Cindy has been fighting cancer for about four months and - like most cancer fights - their struggle has been an emotional one. They are a great testimony of leaning on Christ and on brothers and sisters to survive the unsurvivable. Here's a link to their blog: http://cindyowen.blogspot.com/

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Speaking of cancer fights, the kids and I leave for Maryland on Monday, Oct.2 and will be back here Wednesday, Oct. 11. My mother's surgery is scheduled for Oct. 3. Surgery will be followed by raditaion.

My grandmother will have surgery on Oct. 2 to install a pump in her back to administer sea shell venom. It will **hopefully** provide her with some relief to the pain that has kept her on her back for most of the past three years.

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3 comments:

Brian Nicklaus said...

SEA-SHELL VENOM!!!!!!!
aaggghhh, and that actually relieves pain?

we will be praying

Jimmy, Tiffany, Abigail and Cooper said...

Yeah. I don't know who figured this one out, but the trial attempt worked. Hopefully the permanent one will too! Thanks for your prayers, Brian! BTW, she lives in Rumson, New Jersey. Her surgery will be in Overlook Hospital in Summit. Delores Kondrup.

Amy said...

Tiff — my prayers are with your grandmother and mother. They are strong women, and lucky to have a caring daughter/granddaughter like you. Have a safe trip. Love, Amy