Fwd: God's divine wisdom needed!!

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From: Rand Patterson <maandpap1@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Subject: God's divine wisdom needed!!
To: Beth Murphy <bethamurphy@gmail.com>

Today at clinic we were able to see the Pet Scan and there is indeed new lymphoma on the right side near the kidney with fingers. They can not do radiation or surgery on the Lyphoma. Our options are to cut back on the steroids and allow the Graft Versus Host disease to get worst and pray that it will go in and kill off the cancer. However, there is a real danger of the GVHD getting so bad that it could make Rand very very sick and that would not be good with his immune system as it is.   If that doesn't happen then there would have to be more chemotherapy and a stem cell boost from Cindy. Rand has made the choice not to do anymore chemo so that will not be an option and the doctor's agree.  So we are prayerfully seeking God's wisdom and divine guidance in seeking unconventional ways of taking care of Randy's cancer.  We believe we were led to come to U of M by God's leading and they did what they could do but at this point there has been no healing of the lymphoma. We are prayerfully seeking God's will in helping to find the right facility for him that would treat the underlying cause and then attack the cancer and then build up his immune system.  God has divinely placed information into our hands and we are prayerfully seeking wisdom on where to go. We believe that God has a plan for him and we are seeking anything that He brings our way.  We also have to prayerfully  seek God's wisdom on the costs of this new treatment and clinic This is a facility that is not covered by insurance. However the stay would only be three weeks instead of our 82 at U of M  We have been so blessed by all of you who have helped us finance our stay at U of M.  What would we have done without all of you gifts of love to us ...we are eternally grateful. And we so hoped the outcome would've been better.  We will not question why and will just believe with all our hearts that God's plan was fulfilled here at U of M.  We are just now asking for prayers for WISDOM beyond measure in making the choices God would have us to make. We love and cherish you all and just pray that your minds may be opened to whatever lies ahead.  All our Love, Rand and Joanie