Praying Pat, I know how just the word cancer can bring fear. I remember
watching my Dad go through severe side effects from the chemo and radiation.
Bless you both.
Love
Rhonda
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From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Pat Ferguson
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2016 5:58 PM
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Subject: Another Vernon Update onFriday may 27th 2016
Hi Everyone,
I want to first, thank you all for praying for Vernon and I.
We appreciate your love and prayers more than you will ever know.
it means everything to us.
Vernon and I met with his Oncologist in Sioux Falls at the Sanford Oncology
Cancer center on Wednesday afternoon after they had done some lab work.
The CEA cancer marker had come down one point, so we were pleased about
that.
All his blood work was pretty good.
I'll do my best to explain this all to you, the way I understood it.
The oncologist talked about the choices of treatment for Vernon that the
team of doctors had discussed on the 13th of May.
He said they aren't concerned about the stpot on the lung right now because
it is too small to treat with radiation.
He said they will watch it and if it grows, they might have to treat it.
Their first choice of treatment on the liver toomer was chemo. He mentioned
several kinds of chemo. Vernon said he did not want to do chemo.
Then we asked him what the second option was and he said it was radiation.
I'll try to find out what kind of radiation this is.
They go up into an artary from the groind and inject beeds of radiation near
the source of the toomer which is on the liver.
I asked him if this was like the BrakyTherapy Radiation, and he said Kind of
like it.
There are only three doctors in the USA who do this type of radiation. DR.
Peck is one of them and he is in Sioux Falls. He's the same doctor who did
Vernon's Liver Biopsy last year.
Before they do this kind of radiation, they have to do an Angie Gram to
determine which artary is closest to the liver.
He will have DR. Peck call Vernon and talk to him about this type of
radiation.
There are some side affects with this radiation, but most of them are not
real serious.
We will talk to him about all the risks as well.
He also said that he is not real worried about the CEA, as some folks have
really high CEA even above 200 or 300.
They will watch the CEA and the toomer with CT Scans. This cancer is not a
fast growing cancer.
I actually asked the doctor if Vernon chose to do no treatment what his
survival chances were.
He said that he could live longer than six months or 2 to 3 years.
I say that only God knows how long Vernon will live, and we pray it's a long
time. <smile>
Vernon told DR. Keppen that he wants to think about this for a while and he
will make a decision.
We are checking into other options.
Ferguson Technologies is still in business and Vernon is still repairing
Lawn Mowers and working very hard on the house as well.
We're still selling all the stuff we're known for selling. ,smile>
Please keep me in your prayers, as well.
I'm still having some issues, as well, and I will need to see a Gynocologist
soon.
.
Thank you so much for praying for us. Your love and prayers means everything
to us.
Please feel free to pass this on for others to pray, as well.
Oh! I must not forget that the other house we own that Vernon calls the
"Money Pit" is going on the market tonight.
Please pray as we meet with the Realtor, Dawn Jones tonight at 6:30.
Thanks much.
Many Blessings,
Loving you All,
Pat Ferguson
"I can Do all Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me" Philippians 4:13.
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