Update from Dec 22

Update on Judah December 22, 2010

Hello everyone, Merry Christmas from rainy Seattle!

we just got back from the hospital and had a good long meeting with Dr Thompson and Dr Cheung.  The results from the original biopsy and  MRI were examined and it is conclusive that Judah does indeed have lymphoblasic lymphoma and is at stage 3.  However, thank God the cancer is NOT in his blood or bone marrow.  This means it is not leukemia.

The doctors are confident in their ability to deal with the illness and will begin treatment next week, after Christmas.  The whole process will take about 2 years with the most intense part being the first six months.  

Needless to say this was another big blow for us, after so much good news the past few weeks.  Thank God for His grace and strong presence with us in this time, and thank you for your continued prayers for our family.  A lot of decisions and changes will have to be made in the next week as we prepare for the next season of our lives.

Among other things please pray...
 for each of us, as we feel like our life has been flipped upside down.
 for Judah and his physical and emotional strength through all of this.
 that we hear positive news about our medical insurance soon.

We love you all and find so much strength in your friendship.  Please feel free to forward this email to anyone you know who has been praying for Judah.  Thank you!
The Andrews
 

1st Update for Judah

Hello friends,

(We will try to send out periodic updates on Judah's condition as time goes along, and ask that you please forward them to anyone you know who would be interested).

After submitting our paper work for medical insurance this morning, we had our first appointment with Dr. Brown (a Christian pediatrician). He checked Judah's paperwork and examined him. Dr. Brown referred us to Children's Hospital in Seattle and will take care of transferring all paper work and setting up the first appointment. By Monday or Tuesday we will know when the appointment will be.

After a lot of discussion and praying we have decided to initiate a strict health plan specifically designed to fight cancer and increase the immune system. Incredibly, a $200 juicer did not sell at our churches missionary auction last week so we have been able to discover the incredible world of juiced fruits and vegetables!

We have a great support system in place with expert individuals able to give advice practically every step of the way. We sincerely thank those of you who have given financially, sacrificed time and prayed, fasted for a breakthrough, spread the word to others, and those who have hugged, cried, laughed and researched with us. We are in this together and God will recieve the glory for this victory. We appreciate you for joining us in this journey.

With Love,

The Andrews Family