Friday, March 20th Update

Dear ones,

We are thanking God each time we remember you. We thank God for His grace each day as He showers us with His love and strength. And, we thank you for all the prayers being lifted on Rob's behalf.

Yesterday, Thursday, March 19th, Rob saw Dr. Lee the Pulmonologist (Lung Doctor), who told Rob he wants to do a bronchoscopy to look at the inside of his lungs and possibly do a biopsy. The thinking is that the PET CT Scan results do not show cancer sites other than the one in his neck and there is some concern that there might be smaller sites which the first scan did not show. Unfortunately, the scan also did not show where the primary cancer site is.

At the same time this test will be going on, Dr. Shah the Surgeon, would also look into Rob's head, neck, throat, etc. They will do the test while Rob is asleep so he will not have to deal with the discomfort he experienced when similar tests were attempted in Hungary while he was awake.

Dr. Lee and Dr. Shah will try to get Rob on the schedule for either Monday or Thursday of next week. Rob is scheduled to meet with the Radiology Oncologist on Tuesday and it is hoped that the biopsy results from his neck will finally be in by then.

We are off to go camping later today and Rob is excited because he will get to use his new fishing pole!!! Wednesday he went with his cousin to a train museum in Jamestown, a town started in the California Gold Rush days. It was a great male bonding time for them.

Please know how much your prayers mean to us. Knowing he is loved and prayed for means a great deal to Rob and to me as well.

I'm posting a photo of the backyard where we are now staying. It is soooo nice to wake up to the sound of the waterfall so close by. It's a great place to stay close to the Lord especially when thinking about and praying for all who are dear to us.

In His grip,
Carol and Rob