Dear Friends -
I would like to give a brief update on the news we received today from our visit with Scott's neurosurgeon and neuro-oncologist. We hope to provide more details on the prognosis and how people can pray for us in the next few days as we sort through this.

Right now what we know is this. Scott's tumor was composed of two different types of tumor cells. One called an oligodendroglioma and another called an astrocytoma. In each type they found level 2 and level 3 grade cells. That means a combination of cancerous (3) and non-cancerous (2) but they treat the tumor at the highest level of tumor grade found, so Scott does have a cancerous brain tumor. It looks like he will certainly be undergoing chemotherapy starting in a few weeks and depending on some further study of the tumor they may also recommend he undergo an intense procedure of harvesting his stem cells, killing everything off and replacing them with his own. That would mean 3-4 weeks in the hospital.

In the end, I wish we could say more now but we are quite pooped and need to actually obtain some sleep. We really do want to continue to thank all of you for your love, support and encouragment which is making such a profound impact in our lives that we can barely explain it. We are dramatically empowered and encouraged in the showering of your love, affection and profound prayers. I wish we could really communicate what we're feeling, without having you stand in our shoes! We simply want to thank each of you with the love of Christ for your incredible love and affection. You are truly an incredibly powerful and supernatural role in our lives.

Love,
Michele, Scott and Josephine