Hello Johnnie Hopkins Again

Dear Friends,
I'm scheduled to be admitted to Hopkins again this Thursday (May 28th) for a feeding tube to be inserted in my tummy. (Gee, I always wanted to have that done...)

I'm be in the prison that thursday, (I mean hospital) for at least three days, come home and be quickly scheduled for chemo, radiation, etc. then the big operation about 3-4 months later. Still believing for a divine touch...

I love food, and being on a liqiuod diet is like camp gitmo times 100. God, I miss crab cakes, shrimp, steak and anything labeled 'human food.' I am living on 'Endure.' Sorry, I mean Ensure.

Thanks, for your love and prayers. (Please pray for a saint I'm married to, Sherry)

AL

The Story

On May 4th the Doctor said I had esophageal cancer (a tumor). Frankly, I simply ignored it at first, not knowing at the time that I was in denial. I was told to eat slowly, and preferably eat soft foods. As more tests were done and a third 'look see' down my throat by the doc's at John's Hopkins (after bleeding was pretty obvious) I felt like someone threw me off a cliff and I was free falling. I am now eating liquid stuff...can you say Ensure?

Of course, I am believing for a miracle. I find it very easy to believe for others, but have struggled believing for myself. Yet, God has given me stretcher bearers (Mark 2: 1-12). My schedule is on hold until maybe mid-Sept...and that is very difficult for me to accept.

There's a lot more to say, but this is the first day of my blog, so this is new for me and I will try to update as often as I can.

Much love, AL