Doris,
Praying for everyone involved. Sorry Tito hear the tumor is malignant.

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On Jan 9, 2013, at 5:10 PM, Doris and Chris <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Before the holidays, I asked for prayer for Chris's dad (Chris is my husband). Manfred, Chris's dad has been in the hospital since December 20th when a rather sizable brain tumor was found on the MRI that had been made because Chris's dad had had some problems with motor coordination and some other cognitive abilities.
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> Chris's dad elected to stay in the hospital rather than go home over Christmas as originally. He then had a CT scan on December 28 and brain surgery on January 4.
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> Chris's dad has been delirious since the surgery. We do not know if the surgery was only to biopsy the tumor as Manfred thought or also to remove the tumor as much as was possible.
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> We learned from Chris's brother only today that the results of the biopsy came back positive, i.e. that Manfred's tumor is malignant, cancerous.
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> When we heard from Manfred, the doctors were still waiting on the results of the CT scan to determine whether to attempt chemo therapy.
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> Chris's dad is in no position to contribute much to the decision on his furhter treatment but has told his wife Ingrid and Chris's brother that he did not wish to live if his tumor was not curable. Under the circumstances, having him undergo chemo seems to only mean further suffering.
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> Please pray for wisdom and also empathy with Manfred for the doctors and medical staff, healing or a quick and peaceful way home to the Lord for Manfred and the Lord's peace for everyone involved.
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> Thanks much and God Bless,
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> Doris
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