Good Test Results

We got the final results back from all his tests and they were all good. Praise the Lord!

Dr.'s at M.D. Anderson said keep doing what he's doing and they will see us in 6 months.

Now, if we can just keep him out of the bull pen and emergency rooms....:) By the way, they said there was no tear or perforation. Before the EGD, the doctor looked at all his film from Harris Hosp. and Hugeley Hosp. to compare it to his other film in the computer there in Houston. Everything was fine. There is still no definate answer as to what may have caused his severe pain on Thanksgiving afternoon.

Thank you for praying with us. Praise God for all of you who love us and stand with us. We will ask you to pray for his continued progress, to gain some weight and strength, to be able to eat without all the difficulties, and stay on this path. And like the prophet proclaimed in

1 Samuel 7:12 ".....Thus far the Lord has helped us." He surely has.

Amen and Amen and Amen, Again. (another old prophet's words)

We love you,

Jan and Mike

White Christmas @ the Blue Hole

We experienced a white Christmas in Bosque County as did many other counties in Texas. This picture was made Christmas day at one of our favorite places on the ranch.

Praying that you all enjoyed a blessed Christmas with your family and friends. Asking that you pray for us as we leave for M.D. Anderson for Mike's follow-up tests. We will covet your prayers and report to you what we find out. We should know something by New Year's Eve.

Grateful for another Christmas together,

Jan and Mike

Wishing you a Happy New Year and to Mack Brown and the Texas Longhorns...another National Championship!!!

Home

Mike ate everything they served him at the hospital Thursday night and Friday through lunch. The doctors released him and we came home Friday afternoon. He has been doing fine since he got out. He said it is a lot easier to get into a hospital than it is to get out of one.

He walked into the house, teared up and kept saying "It's so good to be home!"

He has a renewed appreciation for food, family, home and freedom.

We will return to M.D. Anderson and our team of doctors there after Christmas with all of the ex-rays and C.T. Scans from his 8 day stay in the local hospitals. Not sure what they may find when they compare films with the ones they will make and his old ones. Until then we will thank the Lord for answering all our prayers.

Sorry for not making sure you knew he had been released. We walked into a family gathering at my sisters house on Saturday and several people were shocked to see him. It is hard to keep a large family of relatives and friends informed.

We went to the Big 12 Championship game Saturday night and it was quite a treat. Longhorn football seemed to be just what the doctor ordered. However, I thought I might have to take him back to the hospital after that heart stopping finish. I'm sure I would have if Texas had lost

the game.

We continue to Praise God for He is Sovereign and in control of all things when we do understand what's going on in our lives and when we don't have a clue what He's doing.

Isaiah 55:8-9

Thanks to all of you for the prayers, visits, cards, calls, gifts and standing with us.

Enjoying each day,

Jan

Pray for good eating results tonight

After consulting with the Dr.s at MDA, they feel Dad is ok, they want him to eat tonight, see how he does, then if he does fine, let him go home tomorrow!!!!!! Yeah! Praise the Lord. Please pray he is able to eat well tonight and has no problems.

Thanks, JJ

Please Keep praying!!

We are asking you to pray for divine counsel from MD Anderson Dr.s today, as Dr. Bismar is calling them to seek their advice on what to do.

After a day of testing yesterday, and much waiting, then another xray today, and speaking with the radiologist this morning, then Dr. Bismar this afternoon, we have found out there is something abnormal showing up on the CAT scan, something in the lungs. Bismar is not sure what to do with this, and wants to consult with MDA to see how this might compare to other scans they have done in the past down there.

Please pray for a quick response from the dr.s at MDA, please pray for wisdom beyond their years and training, that can only come from the Holy Spirit. We want to know what to do, what is going to be best for Dad, if he should stay or go.

Pray also for stamina for Mom and Dad as they must endure this.

Thank you,

JJ

Failed Test

The results this morning were not what we wanted to hear. The scan showed the leak was still there. I called Dr. Bismar (the Dr. who found his cancer originally) this morning to inform him of the weekend events and ask what we should do next. Dr. Hickey (trauma surgeon) talked with him and they decided to transfer Mike to Hugeley Hosp. so Dr. Bismar can monitor his care. They will continue to approach this conservatively. More time will be needed for the body to repair itself. Actually, God is the One Who heals His creation, so I guess we are just waiting on Him. A pic line will be put in place for TPM feedings. They may also do a scope. Hopefully, he can avoid major surgery. Either way, Dr. Bismar will be taking over at Hugeley and he may be able to go home with the pic line.

He's discouraged that he didn't pass his test.

Pray that next time he passes and no surgery will be needed.

Waiting on Him,

The Janszen Family

Happy Thanksgiving

We were looking forward to an extending time with family for the long holiday weekend. Everyone arrived Wednesday evening for Thanksgiving to stay through a family wedding on Saturday.

What started off as a wonderful Thanksgiving with all our family spending several days together, turned into a trauma shortly after a delicious Turkey dinner. Mike was experiencing severe abdominal pain so bad that he needed to go to the emergency room. Ray, our son-in-law, drove him to Cleburne (THR Hospital). Mike passed out (momentarily) with the pain on the way in and was nauseated to the point of volatile wrenching and vomiting.

In 42 years of knowing this man, ( 1 year dating and 41 years married), I never once heard this guy ask for any pain medicine, but this day he was asking for everything. He was given morphine, then phenergen and asking for something else for the pain. Finally after the second round of morphine he begin to ease up. The doctor on call transferred him to ER at Harris downtown Fort Worth so that they would have a thorasic surgeon available in case he needed surgery. The trauma surgeon at Harris ER ordered more tests. He sent him to the trauma ICU for the night because he also had a run in with a bull Thursday morning and had a pretty good bump on the head. The next morning they did more tests and saw a small tear in his esophagus at the site of his cancer surgery. This has been the main source of concern since he came into Harris Thursday night. They decided to keep him in the trauma ICU so they could keep a close watch on him.

Mike has had no more pain since his first episode ended in the Cleburne Hospital.

What the speculation is now is that he tore the esophagus site with his wrenching and vomiting. It is a small tear but the waiting game has begun. They are keeping him for observation until more tests can be run to see if it repairs itself. If not, then surgery may be necessary.

He will have a contrast swallow test Monday morning to evaluate the area.

He asked for a pass to leave the hospital so he could be at the ranch for his nephew's wedding but no deal.

He is hungry and thirsty (IV fluids only) and ready to get out of this place.

He was the only patient doing laps in the trauma ICU, so they finally decided to let him go to the main floor.

Please pray that the tear will be repaired by the time they do the test on Monday. If it is, then they will start him on a soft liquid diet, possibly sending him home Tuesday.

He is sad to have missed out on the family and fun.

Pray also for him to see God's purpose in all of this. We know that God is Sovereign.

Romans 8:28

Thank you all again for praying.

We truly hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families.

Bless you dear ones,

Jan