Dan was in process with a PET scan most of Thursday. He has mentioned how he feels the strength that comes from so many prayers. God is giving him great courage and strength. He has felt less pain the last two days and he attributes that to the power and support that comes from prayer.The results from the PET scan reveal that the tumor is cancerous and it was also found in the adrenal gland. Dan had the highest praise for the folks at UT as they have jumped through hoops to be prompt and helpful. Tomorrow, he will have an endoscopic ultrasonic biopsy that will give further insights as to the type of cancer that is involved. He expects results from that on Tuesday.
In the mean time, Monday Dan will head to Duke Medical Center where he has located a surgeon very skilled in pancreatic tumors to determine potential treatment approaches. Wednesday, he will be with the team from UT with all data to also provide their opinions on the next steps.Dan and friends have been looking into all sorts of possibilities from experimental drugs locally developed by Provectus, to radiation treatments delivered robotically called CyberKnife, to different specialists around the country that have experience in pancreatic cancer - but above all, Dan’s faith is strong and he deeply desires for God to be at the center of his treatment and healing.
A close friend and former assistant to Dan, Dorothy Gribble, is a prayer warrior and she sent the following scripture for us all to consider for Dan:The Bible says in Galations 3:13 that Christ has redeemed you from the curse of sickness and disease. Is 53, Mt 8 and 1 Peter 2:24 tells us Jesus paid the price for you and I so that we can be whole in our bodies. Acts 10:38 says He went around doing good healing all that were oppressed from the devil. The devil is a liar. God’s Word is truth and we take our shield of faith to quench all the firey darts of the enemy. Ps 91 tells us that God will satisfy us with long life. Is 54:17? says no weapon formed against you will prosper… I curse that tumor in the Name of Jesus and command it to die! Jesus spoke to fig trees, fevers, etc. In Luke 4, he spoke to Peter’s mother-in-law’s fever, rebuked it and it left. Can fevers hear? I guess so, it left. Can tumors hear, you betcha. Speak to it and command it to go. Eph 5:1 says to imitate God as dear children. God spoke the world into existence (Gen 1). Speak to your mountain (Mark 11:22-25)! Greater is He that is in you!
Please pray specifically for:1) Wisdom and discernment from the team of doctors at both UT and Duke.2) Clear understanding from the biopsy and that the cancer is not an aggressive form.3) Physical and emotional comfort for Dan. His faith remains strong.