Visited with Sue and Brad at the Hospital; Sue is recovering from the surgery and should start eating in another day or two.
Sue did have a problem with her colon that did require removal of a portion of it. The real issue, though, is rectal cancer. The surgeon found a grapefruit size mass that had attached to her pelvis and her colon. Apparently, it was the attachment to the colon that caused a perforation and subsequent symptoms.
They were not able to remove the growth at this time. Sue and Brad are considering the options. One of Sue's doctors did say that rectal cancer does respond very well to radiation and chemotherapy (without the extreme side effects that we all associate with chemo). The cancerous growth has to be reduced in size (hence the chemo and radiation therapy) before it can be removed.
Please keep praying for Sue, Brad, and all the Becker family. Sue will be in the hospital for a week or two just to recover from the surgery. They still have to figure out what course of treatment to follow, and where to go to receive it.
If you'd like to send her a message, please send it through our Customer Support Center at (click on link at right). When Sue is able to work on e-mail, she can access the Support Center from anywhere.
3 comments:
We know you from the HEAV conventions and are praying for a complete recovery. May God grant you peace through the hard times ahead.
I have been blessed by your ministry. When I heard of your surgery I immediately felt God was choosing you to glorify Himself. I encourage you to be strong and courageous with joy in His Word. I suggest all of Philippians and especially 1:6 & 2:13: "For I am confident of this very thing that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus...for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." Blessings and healing!
Sue, you have touched more lives than you know. The Lord uses you in such a mighty way! My family has been forever changed by you coming into our lives. You are in our prayers. I pray for God's perfect Will for you, that through this HE will be glorified. I pray the Lord watch over you and keep you during the days ahead (you and your family).
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