My mother-in-law received some bad news this weekend from a CAT scan, but the bad news was tempered by a little good news. The bad news is as follows:
1. She has a blood clot on her renal (kidney) blood vessel (dangerous to the heart/lungs).
2. This clot is probably caused by an as-yet unidentified growth near her kidney, which is also causing her back pain.
3. She has a tumor growing again on her cervix (I think this is right, but I'm not totally sure).
4. She has cancerous nodules (small tumors) on her lungs, and fluid on her lungs.
The good news was the following:
1. Ruth is already been placed on blood thinners to lessen the danger from the clot.
2. Doctors may put a filter in her vessel to lessen the danger from clot rupture.
3. She can now receive specific treatments for these as-yet unidentified tumors (the doctor was upbeat about her condition because the immediate danger (the clots) is now being treated). Ruth will undergo chemotherapy soon for the cancer. As yet, I do not know the status for future surgeries (beyond the filter).
Continue to pray. Cancer is a spiritual battle as well as a physical one. Thank you all for all your prayers thus far.
Christ be with you all.
Greg
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