PRAYING FOR LUKE
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5/9/2016

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Hello Friends.

Luke's eyebrows are growing back.  There are certain chemo drugs that completely eradicate body hair, and then others that are not so bad.  Luke hasn't had any of the "bad" ones for almost three months, so his eyebrows (and eyelashes!) are starting to sprout.  This probably won't last long, as today he begins a week of inpatient chemo that will surely return him to eyebrow baldness.

Seeing this bit of growth has been strangely encouraging for me.  Luke still has a long way to go, but he is past the halfway point with his chemo and radiation is behind him.  These tiny tufts of hair represent hope, hope for growth and healing and for relief from this impossibly exhausting path.  Luke has experienced so much loss, it's refreshing to see even a little bit of gain, albeit small and temporary.

So many of you have asked, "how did the scans turn out."  We are so grateful that you really do pray specifically for Luke.  It means so much.  As it turns out I was mistaken about the late April timeline.  The scans are not scheduled until mid June.  We are hopeful that there will be no sign of cancer in Luke's chest, zero tumors, zero cancer.  In the meantime our prayer remains the same.  We can't stop, WON'T stop praying for God to heal our boy.  (James 5:14-16)

God bless!
James & Lu
(for Sam, Jay & Luke) 
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Diane Pauley
5/9/2016 09:41:31 am

Yeah for eyebrows! Continuing to pray....

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Marsha link
5/9/2016 09:53:04 am

So glad that eye brows have sprouted if only for a brief time. We need those little glimpses of hope to get thru!!! We continue to pray for Luke and all our "friends on the 9th floor." Love to you all
Marsha

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Sonia Thompson
5/9/2016 10:17:21 am

I continue to pray for Luke and your family, and his name is on our "prayer wall" at home.

Yay, eyebrows!....like the light of the stars on dark nights....small hope matters until the sunlight breaks through again.

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NICOLE SMITH
5/9/2016 05:37:51 pm

Please tell Luke that Nicole loves him, she's praying for him and she misses him.

PS the eyebrows look sensational!

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Joyce Kunkel
5/9/2016 07:31:06 pm

You don't know me, I am Becca Guthrie's grandma. I have been following your blog since the beginning. I just wanted to let you know that I pray for Luke every night. He has been on our church's prayer chain and he is mentioned in prayer at every Sunday service. We will continue to pray for Luke and your entire family. Prayer is powerful as you know and God always answers our prayers in His time and in His way. Thinking of you always, Joyce

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Angela Kovach ArwY
5/9/2016 07:50:18 pm

We continue to pray for Luke, and your family. Hoping for a cure!

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Dori Bradford
5/11/2016 01:21:27 pm

I have yellow stickies all over my office at work so that I remember to pray for Luke everyday! I'm also praying for strength for your whole family. The Grangers have always been and continue to be such an inspiration to my family!!

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