Our love and our prayers will be with you always. I think whom ever God puts in the hospitality house with you must be very special My heart breaks to think of you suffering in one breath, and in the next, I can't wait to hear about the Divine Appointments that are planned for you. Love you always, Donna On 11/3/14, Karen Carter <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Praise the Lord loving Pat. Thank you. Jesus. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 3, 2014, at 17:13, Pat Ferguson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> 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. >