Pat,

All you mentioned I know sounds horribly complicated, down right impossible, 
but I often personally refer to what the Lord told me once, "If it is 
complicated, it isn't Me," meaning, it is not God.  So we will be praying 
for the Lord to work all things out because He wants to be glorified in all 
of this.  I also pray for the Holy Spirit to rest upon you and Vernon.  You 
are going to feel overwhelmed at times but that's ok because Jesus is 
already in those places of great concern and He promised never to leave you 
regardless of where you are and where you go.  Try and take it a step at a 
time because He is walking with you now.

Phil.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Ferguson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2014 3:13 PM
Subject: An Update on my battle with Recurrent Cancer


> Hi Everyone,
>
> Please continue to pray for us.
>
> I thought I would give you an update on my last doctor visit at the 
> Mitchell Avera Cancer Institute on Thursday, October 30th 2014.
>
> I saw Doctor Stephen Dick, the Radiation Oncologist last Thursday in the 
> Avera Cancer Institute in Mitchell, SD
>
> It looks like I'll only have about 5 weeks of Pelvic radiation, 5 days a 
> week,  which is good.
>
> I'm not sure when they will start treatment, and I'm not sure if I will be 
> able to stay in the Hospitality House in Mitchell. I sure hope so, though 
> as the driving 140 miles each day for 5 weeks will not be favorable for 
> neither myself or Vernon.
>
> They want a donation of $20.00 a night for me to stay at the Hospitality 
> House. They will just have to accept what we can afford to give them.
>
> I think I can get Meals On Wheels for my noon meal, but I might have to 
> pay for them.
>
> They will do an MRI on Wednesday, November 5th to determine how deep the 
> tumer is.
>
> If the tumer is not deep they will stick with the plan of 5 weeks of 
> radiation.
>
> If the tumer is deep, they will do an additional 3 treatments of direct 
> local radiation to the tumer. This must be done in Sioux Falls.
>
> They will do a Cat Scan on Thursday, November 6th to prepare me for 
> radiation and to mark me.
>
> Please pray that I will be able to stay at the Hospitality House in 
> Mitchell during my stay for Radiation treatments.
>
> Please also pray that they will have a volunteer there during the day.
>
> I'm responsible for my own meals and they have a shuttle to get from the 
> house to the Hospital for my treatments.
>
> Vernon would come and get me and bring me home on the weekends.
>
> We do very much appreciate that God did provide a nice Blessing in the 
> form of a check from a Cancer Care group here in town last Friday.
>
> This will help with traveling, lodging and meals.
>
>
> Thanks much.
>
> Many Blessings,
>
> Pat Ferguson
> "I can Do all Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me" Philippians 4:13.
>