I am going to try to keep this short and sweet. My dad was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer. The stages of small cell are different than most, and I'm still not 100% clear on them enough to try and explain them. But one thing I do know is that God holds all things in the palm of His hands, and we have no reason to fear life or death.
Long story short, the oncologists are optimistic they can get rid of it as long as the cancer responds to treatment. There's no clinical trials or anything else done on this type of cancer, which makes options somewhat limited for treatment.
Dad will have a port placed today, chemo will start tomorrow. We will know in 2 months whether the cancer will respond to the chemo. Radiation is still up in the air, we are waiting to hear results of a scan to see if they can perform radiation safely.
Please continue to keep my dad and our family in your prayers. It's never easy facing such a challenge, and I am so thankful for everyone who has called and made such incredible efforts to be there for each of us. Life might be rough, but God gave us community for a reason, and we are blessed without question by the community He has surrounded us with.
