Update on Ray's Mom

Update on Ray's Mom

The news about Ray's mom isn't very good. The doctors have discovered that the tumor in her head is a very aggressive brain tumor. It looks like it has roots going down into the brain. It also has indications of very rapid growth. It's a little larger than a golf ball, located in her frontal a-lobe. Rather than simply doing a biopsy on it, the doctors have determined that they need to quickly remove the whole thing and then do further testing on it. Surgery is scheduled for Monday morning (in Orlando, FL).

The doctors are saying that the surgery may affect her memory and change her personality, along with other possible consequences of removing part of the brain. Ray packed his bags and tried to get on a flight yesterday but it didn't work out (one flight was booked, the other astronomically expensive). He is feeling pretty torn up about not being there right now (he is the only one from his family not there).

We are now planning on traveling as a family to the USA. We hope to depart this coming Thursday. We are already ticketed to go back at Christmas but when we tried to change our flight it was going to be $6,000! So we are purchasing new round-trip tickets on faith that God will provide what we need for this trip.

Thank you so much for your love and support. Please keep Linda in your prayers. We're all still hoping and praying for the best. Even though we don't always understand why, we know that God is in control. He is faithful and He is good.