Prayer request

My cousin Dave Beeke's wife, Trichelle, has been diagnosed with breast cancer this summer. She has had a lumpectomy which has removed the lump and some lymphnodes which were tested for cancer. Trichelle is 28 years old with 3 young kids... 6 year old Breyden, 3 year old Quinton and 1 year old Emilee.

Here is the latest update on the surgery and what is to come...

Today we had an important meeting with our surgeon.  The results were mixed.  Here is an update. 

We were disappointed to hear that the Lumpectomy did not have cancer-free margins, so another surgery (mastectomy) is booked for Tuesday, August 20.  The lymph nodes were removed and 9 of the 17 were cancerous, which is not an encouraging sign.

The bone, liver, and lung scans do not show any ‘hotspots’ which was very encouraging to hear.  Our surgeon cautioned us to ensure that we understood that the cancer is on the move through the body, but it has not established enough in those areas to be detected.  We regard this as an answer to prayer, as we were both concerned about the results of those scans.

So for now, we are both healing from our surgeries and preparing for Trichelle’s next surgery Tuesday.

Thanks so much for all the love and concern shown to us, especially for your prayers on our behalf,