Health Update - 23 September 2010

Greetings my friends,

Firstly, thank you for your prayers. Let me quickly update you as to what's been happening.

Last week, Tracey, Rhys, and I flew to Melbourne to meet with Dr. Feigen investigating the possibility of entering his cutting edge radio oncology treatment program. The cancer needed to be localized, having not spread either to the diaphram or to the right lung.

There were only two opening for the treatment, in the end, Dr. Feigen's office let us know I received one of those spots.

So, I'm off to Melbourne as soon as they can organize the treatment, which is a high dose radio therapy consisting of 30 lots over the span of 6 weeks. So, it will require me and Tracey to remain in Melbourne for that time. We praise God for this provision and we're confident that this treatment will of incredible value to me as Dr. Feigen seeks to destroy the exisiting tumor in my left lung completely.

Secondly, I asked for prayer regarding the daily pain. I truly wish I could bring a good report on this note, but sadly I can't. The truth is I'm experiencing enormous episodic pain followed by a constant dull ache. I'm currently under the care of the pain management specialists at Charles Gairdner Hospital but there's little that can be done except to ride it out.

Hopefully, when the radiation therapy commences, the pain causes by the cancer attacking the nerve will dissapate.

Once again, thank you for you on-going prayers. I'll inform you all as to when Tracey and I head off to Melbourne.

On a lighter note, I'm hoping to be back in the pulpit at Subi this weekend looking at Job 1.

Blessings on you,

Graham