Prayer Request

This is an email that Erik sent out recently:

On Saturday April 25th we were shocked to discover that, my Mom, Sandra, fondly known as Sam, was being transferred from a medical center in NJ to a Hospital in PA for swelling in her brain due to a brain mass.

In hindsight the symptoms (dizziness, lack of balance, etc) she was mentioning for the previous week or two now made sense.

Upon arrival at the Hospital on the evening of the 25th, my Dad, my wife and I were there waiting, as was the best neurosurgeon.

Amidst the evident wit, trust, and joy coming from Sam we were sobered when the doctor pulled us aside to show us the egg size tumor in the MRI. He shared that brain surgery was imminent. And after clarifying a few minor issues on Tuesday 28th my Mom under went brain surgery to remove this tumor.

It should be noted that all along the way Sam displayed great faith in her great God, Savior, and King. Her joy and faith has been contagious.

The surgery lasted a few hours and doctor found us to share the results. Though he was successfully able to remove the tumor, he began to explain that the prognosis was very serious as it is an aggressive, malignant tumor known as Glioblastoma.

We would be grateful for your prayers for Erik's Mom.