[Meeting] meeting: And update on Carol

[Larry Hughes]

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Good early morning from Santa Cruz, CA

Again, I apologize for a form letter, and for the weakness of Juno that
won't
allow me to hide everyone's e-mail address on the header. Some of you
will
be hearing this for the first time, others have asked to be kept
informed, and
I'll try and address as much as I can, briefly.

As most of you have heard, my wife Carol has been diagnosed with breast
cancer. Like any who have heard that word spoken over yourself, or the
one
you love the most on this planet, it has been an emotional roller
coaster
for
these past few weeks. I have been amazed at the number of e-mails I've
received - from all across the US and Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, the
U.K., and many other places. We cannot thank you enough for your words
of kind encouragement and promises of prayer.

The final pathology reports were phoned to Carol from her Radiologist at
Duke University Medical Center, yesterday afternoon. Under the terrible
"umbrella" of the word cancer, there are some bright spots, and I want
you
to know this so that you better know how to pray.

Carol's particular type of the disease is called Globular cancer. It is
some-
what rare...one in ten breast cancers are this form. It is very
slow-growing.
In her case, there are four things they look for, and all four are good
news.
The lesion has not grown up to meet the underside of the skin, it has
not
reached the nipple, it does not involve the milk ducts, and is far from
the
chest wall. All good, praise the Lord! The prognosis of the Radiologist
is
still excellent. I phoned my older brother Lindsay when we got this news
yesterday. He's a medical doctor, and he completely concurred with the
doctor at Duke, that all of this is encouraging news.

Next for Carol will be a complete workup at Duke - MRI, multiple scans,
blood work, etc. Surgery will follow, and then some length of Radiation
Therapy treatments. At this point, there doesn't seem to be much (if
any)
involvement of the lymphatic system, but further tests and the surgery
itself
will reveal more on this. Based on those findings, there will be some
form
of chemotherapy...it may be as simple as taking a pill per day for five
years,
or it may be more involved. We'll keep you posted as we learn more.

Again, we cannot thank you sufficiently for your prayers on our behalf.
We
beg you to keep them ascending! Obviously we'd love complete physical
healing, but as well, we need your prayers for emotional and spiritual
strength
as we face this new journey. I'm to fly home tomorrow, landing around
5:30
in the evening...in time to take my baby to dinner!

Please keep praying!

With love,

Alan

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