We have a surgery date.

Dad's surgery is scheduled for 1pm at USMD in Arlington on Friday, April the 8th.  
Please pray for Dr. Thurman, the surgeon, who will be performing the surgery.  He will need guidance, as he navigates through Dad's abdomen, especially through all the scar tissue, which seems to be his number one concern.  
Thank you for praying,
JJ

Surgery

Met with the Dr. today. We all liked him.  We are planning on surgery in  a few weeks.  We don't have a date yet.  Will post as soon as we know something.  His office was going to call either today, or tomorrow. 
They didn't call today, so hopefully something will get nailed down tomorrow.
Thank you for praying,
JJ

Hang on

We are meeting with the surgeon on Wednesday morning to hopefully get a surgery date, place, and time.  I will let you know, but thought I would just post real quick, since everyone is wondering if we know something yet.  I will let you know sometime tomorrow. Thank you for praying.
God is good and He will give us direction.
In Him,
JJ Ford

Still waiting for a surgery date

Dear Friends, 
Mom and Dad met with the Dr. yesterday, and have decided to have the surgery done up here.  Not sure which hospital yet, and not sure what date yet.  They will be meeting with a specialist in this group of doctors next week.  They are planning to use a ROBOT to operate on dad.  Wow!!
They feel this will be very useful for the kind of surgery they will be doing on Dad, and think he is a great candidate for this.
I will let all of you know where and when, once we get a date nailed down, but we do know it will be in the DFW area.
Mom and Dad have a peace about this.  We will continue to pray, if this is not His plan, that He will block it.  Please pray with us, and thank you again for you joining us in this journey.
In His grace,
JJ Ford

Dr.'s Appointment Update

  Dear Praying Friends and family,
Thanks so much for the prayer cover this past week. Mike had a CT Scan on Friday. Dr. Ross took his case to the Tumor Board Meeting to discuss it with multiple doctors, called our doctor at M.D. Anderson and asked us to meet with him again on Thurs.  Mar. 10th. to discuss his findings and make a decision.
Mike and I have had a good week in spite of the waiting.  But an interesting thing happened on Thursday morning as we have been seeking God's wisdom this past week.  The Lord reminded us of the passage in Daniel 2 where the king had a dream and demanded those who interpret dreams to tell him the dream and what it meant.  In Daniel 2:16, Daniel asked for "time" to interpret .  Then he and his companions sought  God's answer to the mysterious dream.  Daniel declares in  Verses 20 -23
                "Blessed be the name of God forever and ever. For wisdom and might are His
                  And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings;
                  He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.
                  He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness , 
                  and the light dwells with Him.
                 I thank You and praise You O God of my fathers;
                 You have given me wisdom and might,
                 And have now made known to me what we asked of You 
                 For You have made known to us the King's demand."
Then Daniel explained to the king that those who interprets dreams couldn't give the answers but
  verse 28 says " there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets "


All of the doctors in Fort Worth who looked at his case recommended surgery.
Mike believes that he would rather have the surgery to remove the adrenal gland and hopefully bypass the chemo.  Perhaps he will have to have it eventually, but the surgery may be the best way to get rid of it.
We have also called Houston and are waiting to hear back.  We will pursue a surgeon next week.
Our belief is that God has altered our course. We also believe He is working to reveal the secret things to us and those taking care of Mike's health.  If we are hearing God's voice in this decision, He will continue to confirm it to us, and if this is not His will for Mike to have the surgery, He will put up a road block to prevent it. That is our belief and our prayer.
As we reflect on the events of the last week and the truth from God's word that applies so closely to our situation, we smile and rest in the fact that is good to be in the hands of the Almighty.
Please pray on with us and we will let you know as the plans develop.
We love and appreciate you,
Jan and Mike

PLEASE PRAY

Today, Mom and Dad met with the Oncologist here, to discuss the chemo treatment, even though the regimen had been prescribed at MDA, the treatment had to be overseen up here by a local dr. 
Well, we thought it would basically be routine, and he would set us up for chemo starting next Monday, but he suggested other possible treatment options.
Without going into alot of details, Dad is considering all the options. So, tomorrow, they will head to do a another cat scan, and gather more info for the dr.s. Then, all the docs will put their heads together next Tuesday, and meet with Mom and Dad again on Thursday to hopefully make a decision.
I almost didn't even put this on the blog, simply because, it just means more waiting until next week, with no answers, but after talking with mom about it today, we both felt the prayers would be a huge help in this decision making process.
So, please pray for wisdom for the doctors, as they discuss Dad's options, wisdom for mom and dad, when they meet with them next week, and ultimately, that the best course of treatment will be taken.  That there will be no confusion. "That mom and dad will hear a voice behind them saying, 'This is the way, walk in it.'"
Thank you again for your support.
We love you,
JJ