Note from Jim!

Greetings, fellow prayer warriors,

I wanted each of you to know how pleased and excited my wife, Karron and I, are to share this medical update with you regarding my treatment for lung cancer because I truly believe your constant support and prayer made these results possible, It continues to demonstrate the loving majesty of our Lord, Jesus Christ, and how His love for us is the most powerful force on earth.

I was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in November 2009 and have followed a regular course of treatment since then that has included chemotherapy and radiation. My oncologist suggested a PET Scan, CT Scan and MRI for the week of October 18, and she shared the results with Karron and me October 25.

We were all ecstatic by what the doctors reported. The MRI showed no remaining evidence of two tiny brain lesions that showed up on an MRI in April. Further, the latest MRI showed no evidence whatsoever on new lesions in or on the brain. Praise the Lord! We could not have asked for a better report.

The results from the PET Scan and CT Scan were equally promising. The cancerous tumor on the lining of the lung that started all of this last year apparently “in stasis, or shut down by the drugs administered as part of the chemotherapy program. Our oncologist, Dr. Joan Esplin of SIU Health Care said the tumor poses no current threat.

The scans showed no evidence of metastasis, or other “hot spots” that could become more serious later. We’ll be continuing the chemotherapy infusion treatments on one Friday each month until the tumor is gone.

I never want to lose sight of just how important each one of you is to my recovery. Thank you so much for all you do on my behalf, and let’s keep up the fight.

God bless and protect you.

Jim and Karron Murphy