Dear Friends of Jerry,

Jerry's Oncologist met with me this morning to let me know that the "Tumor Board" at our hospital met yesterday regarding Jerry's case (five of the eight Oncologists on board and several top Radiologists) reviewed his case once again, have conferred with Dr. Eckardt at UCLA again...and they are ALL still so baffled. They now seem to think that perhaps Jerry's cancer originated in the chest - but are still calling it Germ Cell Tumor. However, there are so many characteristics about it that don't match up exactly or make sense. His exact words were "we have NEVER seen anything like this before." Wouldn't you know Jerry would have to be different. I can see it now - he will have this type of cancer named after him! He has a chest x-ray every morning and so far the tumors in his lungs have not responded to the chemo at all. They haven't continued to spread or grow, but are not shrinking yet either - which is a little discouraging to hear of course..."But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. " Romans 8:26b

We are being told that the next 24 to 48 hours are again critical. Please pray for the tumors in his lungs to respond to treatment and for God to just intervene! Please, please pray boldly right now for a miracle! I am still so hopeful for a full recovery. Our God is bigger than this and the anchor still holds!

Proverbs 17:22 "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."
With that said, my humor for the day: My Mom thought Lance Armstrong was an astronaunt. Secondly, the nursing staff suggested bringing music for Jerry to listen to. He doesn't have an ipod, but Natalie has an ipod shuffle that he helped her load music onto...the little earphones are in his ears. He is listening to Hannah Montana, The Jonas Brothers, High School Musical, the soundtrack to Wicked (the Broadway Musical)... among who knows what else? hee hee

Love,

Candy