Family News

[Photo: Raney, Jaren, Conor]
My cousin Raney has just been diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). She is NOT a smoker, and has not been exposed to excessive amounts of second hand smoke. Unfortunately, when they discovered this 7 days ago, there were several locations in her body where the cancer has already spread. She has begun radiation treatments, and will begin taking a drug called Tarceva in the next few days. Tarceva is a "targeted treatment", unlike traditional chemotherapy, it's also a fairly new drug and has minimal side effects, and has shown great results in young female non-smokers with NSCLC. Thankfully, with the efforts of my Aunt Faith and Uncle Jesse (Jesse is a Dr. at the Mayo Clinic), Raney is receiving quality care at the Mayo Clinic there in Scottsdale.

Please pray for Raney, her husband Chris and their two sons: Jaren -Age 4, and Conor who is almost eight weeks old. We look forward to getting to see Raney and her family at Thanksgiving when we are in Phoenix.