Cancer

Cancer. . .what an ominous word. . .you don't want to hear it from friends and family and you sure don't want to hear it from a doctor. We've never been affected by it closely--it's always been someone else's dad, someone else's husband, someone else's grandpa......

My FIL has been sick and losing weight for a couple months. He finally went to the dr. a couple weeks ago. In these few weeks, he is now so malnourished, he's almost unrecognizable.
Yesterday, he went in for laproscopic surgery to see what they were dealing with for sure....yeah, we talked a little about the possibilities--knew it was probably cancer--but it's diagnosed now. . .cancer. . .cancer with no cure. . .cancer all over his diaphragm and stomach among other things. . .cancer spots on his liver and intestines. . .incurable cancer. . .cancer that has grown rapidly in 6 months. . .cancer that may or may not slow and respond to chemo--if he sticks with it. . .cancer. . .

We'd appreciate prayers of anyone and everyone. I'll share what my 8yo dd H prayed last night

Dear God, please help Papa feel better. We want him to stay with us, God, but if you have to take him, that's okay, but we really want him here.

Imagine tears coming down so hard that she is barely understandable at the end......then imagine my 6yo ds J starting laughing so hard he shakes the couch.....it made us girls giggle a little too--he doesn't know how to deal with seeing his strong capable Papa hooked up to so many cords and unable to even pick them up--he dealt by laughing and crying...it did our hearts good.