I know I haven't been that active, but I have a serious prayer request to put out.
As some of you know, my son has been taking karate since we moved here, and my daughter started in October. The family that teaches them has 3 children of their own.
On 8/12, the received the news that their youngest ( 4 years old) has cancer. On 8/11, they took Evan to the local hospital thinking it was his appendix. After several hours, blood work, and a CT, it was determined that it wasn't his appendix, but that he had a mass in his abdomen. He was then taken by ambulance to the larger hospital (UVA) where they did more testing, including an ultrasound and a biopsy. The ultrasound confirmed that it was as solid mass and the biopsy came back that it was malignant. They are awaiting further pathology results, but won't be able to get them until Tuesday. The hope is that Evan can go home for the weekend and be with his family since he's been in the hospital since Thursday.
Once they get the pathology reports back, they will know what they are really up against.
This family is extremely active in the community - they have been invited into the local elementary schools where they have taught about stranger danger as well as how to deal with bullying. They have also given of themselves above and beyond what most people would do. Last year, their neighbors' house burned down right around Christmas. The family opened not only their hearts, but their home to their neighbors
- mom, dad, children....and goats. Locally, we are working on fund raising efforts to help them with the medical bills that are already growing. Globally, we are asking for prayers and healing thought...wisdom for the doctors, etc.
Thank you all in advance, Larisa