Hi
,
Through earlier e-mails, you are aware of the issue with my brother, John, regarding his stage 4 cancer. He is pictured here in Goblin Valley State Park in Utah last October when we were filming two new videos. At this point, he was very weak, but the doctors didn't know why. They discovered the cancer (and also kidney failure) upon his return to Houston.
Since this time, he has undergone two surgeries to correct various issues so that they can proceed with the chemo treatments. By the very end of March, he was finally feeling well enough to come up to PA to finish various scenes to complete the two videos. I made his airline reservations for April 7 - just one week from that point.
That evening, he called with the shocking news that his 38-year old daughter, Melinda, passed away while taking a nap that afternoon! He discovered her when he went to her room to wake her for dinner!
I immediately cancelled the reservations. Through the agony of that whole evening, he and his family decided that it might be best for him to get away after all, and come up to PA to be with us, and complete the work. I reinstated the reservations by early the following morning. He indeed came up and we were able to complete everything, in spite of the dire circumstances! There is no word yet as to what
happened.
As I write this, it is Saturday evening, April 17. He just left on Thursday afternoon to go home. You can imagine what he's facing now! And.... he just got word that his chemo treatments will start this coming Friday, April 23.
May I please request your prayers for him as he walks on this terrible road the Lord has asked him to walk! We appreciate it, and I know he does, too!
