Prognosis

During surgery they took a biopsy and said they would not have results for a week. Yesterday, July 9, Mom and Dad went to the Doctor to learn more.

They gathered the family together that night to tell us the prognosis.

Dad asked me to tell it straight. This cancer is terminal. There is no known cure for his cancer, but there are many therapies that will help.

Dad has anywhere from 3 months to 2 years, and with these new therapies it could be as long as 5 years.

The peace that my Dad feels right now is so amazing. He bore his testimony of Christ and how he heals us all. He spoke of the truthfulness of the Gospel and how we are an eternal family, never to be separated. He spoke of his life--it has been well lived. He spoke of his love for our Mother and for us children and how that has been the greatest joy in his life.

Then he insisted we have an ice-cream party. And we always do what Dad tells us to do.