yesterday and today

the following are emails sent out yesterday and today:

6-12-08
Dan's procedure went well and he is right now still in recovery. He is not feeling well which is understandable. I think he is pretty nauseated and needs to take several medications that need to be taken with food. Please pray that he will be feeling okay and will not suffer any significant side effects from the radioactive beads. His pre-op labs looked great. He will not be getting a follow up CT for about 3 months so we will not know the results of today's procedure until then - more time to pray for those tumors to be completely eradicated! Blessings and love to you all, Jamie
I just got word from Ashley that Dan is having alot of stomach pain. Please pray!
Dan will be spending the night here at Stanford. He has had some more nausea and vomiting and they want to keep that under IV med control rather than let him travel 2 hours to Santa Rosa (to Ashley's). He has been getting pain meds too and thankfully the pain has decreased. Thanks for your prayers. I will let you know when he gets disharged tomorrow morning. We (Jessica and I) have not seen him yet but will a little later when he gets into a room in the hospital. Strong medicine to kill those buggers! Ashley will hang out with him tonight and Jessica and I will be nearby at a friend's home. We are keeping our eyes on our Lord Jesus.

6-13-08
Dear Ones,
Thanks for your prayers. Dan is doing much better, no nausea or pain this morning and he is eating and moving around! There was a glitch in his pain management last night, but smooth sailing when that was cleared up. The doctor came by this morning and he and Ashley will be on their way soon. Jessica and I ended up not staying but drove home last night after Dan was settled in his room with Nurse Ashley:). So all is well and we are so very grateful.
I started reading an amazing book yesterday about a Chinese Christian man and the growth and persecution of the Church in China. It is impacting me in a tremendous way and would encourage you to read it -"The Heavenly Man", by Brother Yun (Monarch Books). You will not regret the time spent.
Blessings and gratitude,
Jamie

Treatment Thursday

We survived the "Relay for Life". I must confess I am not very good at these 24 hour events. Still a bit tired but I am recovering. I did sleep a few hours during the 24, and most of all it was a fun yet poignant time. I saw many friends who have survived cancer and many others who were there to honor friends and family who are in this struggle. Almost $200,000 was raised to fight the fight. I learned the ropes this year. The Squib Kicks will return next June!
Tomorrow we head to Sunnyvale and Stanford Thursday morning at 8:00 where Dan will get his injection of radioactive beads to bump off the remaining liver tumors. Pray the treatment will be effective. Updates to follow!


"For I hold you by your right hand— I, the LORD your God. And I say to you ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.'" Isaiah 41:13

relay for life

Relay for Life tomorrow
Well here is my last plug before we hit the track. Our
family would love to have you come and join us
sometime between
10:00 AM tomorrow (Saturday) morning and 10:00 AM
Sunday morning. We will be circling the track to raise
funds for cancer research and cancer patient support.
We are "The Squib Kicks!" and everyone who joins us
will get a custom designed T-shirt (made by Matthew).
If you would like to support our team with a donation
it is not too late (in fact, we can turn in money
until the the end of the month). We are one of 50
teams and 507 participants. Should be lots of fun and
beneficial for those who need help too.
Dan's SIRSphere treatment is scheduled for Thursday
morning at 8:00 AM. We appreciate your prayer for the
effectiveness of this treatment to destroy ALL the
remaining cancer cells in his liver and for the rest
of his body to handle any adverse side effects.
Join us in asking the LORD our God to bring complete
healing for Dan.

Eph 3:14-21
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
from whom every family in heaven and on earth is
named,
that according to the riches of his glory he may grant
you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit
in your inner being,
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through
faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
may have strength to comprehend with all the saints
what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
and to know the love of Christ that surpasses
knowledge, that you may be filled with all the
fullness of God.
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than
all that we ask or think, according to the power at
work within us,
to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus
throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen..