Cancer is a horrible thing! My son has been battling cancer for almost a year now. He's had a recent relaspe on the brain and on the spinal column. I'd really appreciate your prayers.
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Thanks.
Rev. Cummings
20 years ago, I got a phone call from my wife that informed me she had heard from my son's surgeon and a biopsy we had not even known was done during a surgical procedure on him came back positive for a Yolk Sac tumor. He was 18 months old and the chances of him getting the tumor where he did efore pubity was less likely than hitting the lottery for $100 million.
That drive home was the loneliest, worse, and longest 60 minutes of my life.
The following 3 years where my son went through countless blood tests and became traumetized by needles and then eventually had to go through chemotherap for 6 months are a time I would rather not remember. Stuff like this tears a young family apart. Cancer in children does not only effect the children but can also kill families and relationships.
Fast forward to now and my son will be graduating Northeastern University next year after being a constant on the Dean's list for 5 years. His cancer is seemingly cured and has been in remission for 17 years though doctors say it is actually possible to return, even if the chances are next to nothing. Then again, the chances of getting it were pretty rare as well so we always have that little fear in the back of our minds. My wife and I are still together and almost never fight. We truly feel that all our prayers were answered and I pray every night for continued good fortune and for others who suffer.
Consider you child and your family in my prayers Rev and if ever you need to talk, PM me and I'd be glad to listen and help in any way possible. What some people don't get about this disease is that the victims are not just the patients and sometimes, every gesture, no matter how small, can help those other victims while they go through what they go through while being strong for their loved one.
