Shalom All,
Greetings in the Lord.
And many thanks to all who
have prayed for my wife Jenny.
It is indeed a blessing to have brothers and sisters in Christ on our side in prayer. God is good always and He has a great plan for us. We just need to seek Him and be obedient to Him. Praise His Glorious Name!
It is indeed a blessing to have brothers and sisters in Christ on our side in prayer. God is good always and He has a great plan for us. We just need to seek Him and be obedient to Him. Praise His Glorious Name!
Jenny's surgery on August 7
was successful. The doctor removed the tumor (2cm) and half of her thyroid
(3cm) cutting across the neck (10cm). The doctor had said that she might
lose her voice after the operation. However, the surgery went well and Jenny's
voice was not affected. Praise the Lord!
The pathology report on August 20 shows that Jenny has follicular carcinoma thyroid cancer. She requires a second surgery to remove the balance of the thyroid and parathyroid ( which produces hormone in our body). After that, she needs to go for further treatment-radioactive iodine therapy with I-131 (uranium, plutonium fission etc) to kill all the cancer cells in the thyroid area. Many opinions from different doctors and ex-patients told us not to wait and get it out immediately before the cancer cells start to spread to lymph (tissues to the bloodstream) and it will be high risks.
The pathology report on August 20 shows that Jenny has follicular carcinoma thyroid cancer. She requires a second surgery to remove the balance of the thyroid and parathyroid ( which produces hormone in our body). After that, she needs to go for further treatment-radioactive iodine therapy with I-131 (uranium, plutonium fission etc) to kill all the cancer cells in the thyroid area. Many opinions from different doctors and ex-patients told us not to wait and get it out immediately before the cancer cells start to spread to lymph (tissues to the bloodstream) and it will be high risks.
For now, she needs time to
wait for the wound to recover and soften (1 - 2 months) before the second
surgery. For the second surgery, the doctor had said that she will lose her
voice for weeks, months, years or forever.
The overall treatment is going
to be expensive (estimated cost to the max THB 130,000) especially the
radioactive iodine, therefore I need to start planning. I will sell our Toyota
Corolla 1.3MT (1994) next week and use the money for Jenny’s treatment. Sources
say second hand car prices will drop in the next 2 weeks, and if I don’t sell
before next week, I will not get much money back. A dealer is willing to buy
now at THB 100,000 but after next 2 weeks, it will be THB 40,000 - 70,000. We
will use public transportation for the time being until we have enough funds to
buy another car.
I will update the Church’s
report soon ... lots of great things are happening. All for His Glory!
