When the caretaker needs care

Many of my blog articles talk about our dad’s progress since his stroke. However, today, I’m coming to you with a simple request not for our dad, but for our mom.…

Several weeks ago, my mom learned that she has breast cancer. It started out as quite a blow, but we have since learned that the type she has should be treatable and she, thankfully, is not going to need chemotherapy. That said, “cancer” is still a scary word, and we could definitely use your prayers.

She has just left for the hospital where she will have a lumpectomy. (Another praise that it won’t have to be a full mastectomy!) However, she has an ongoing condition, A-fib, where going under the anesthesia and the cut-back of her medication is somewhat of a risk. So, even though the surgery is straightforward, it is still a little concerning for all of us.

So, our simple request is that you would lift our mom up in prayer. That you would ask God to guide the doctor’s hands with perfect, precise accuracy. That the pathology report will come back and show us that radiation isn’t even necessary and that all the cancer cells will have been removed from her body.

Her faith is strong. She has complete trust in the Lord. But, she knows there is power in prayer, so will you join us? As always, thank you for your ongoing love and concern for the Horan Clan. What an amazing community my parents have built!

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