In need of Prayer
I got this in my email today and wanted to pass it on. I removed the names and town, and the picture of his friend. He is a friend of our friend and needs all your prayers and good thoughts.
'Hi to all my friends and family,
I felt compelled to spread this story about son's best friend, S who is 8. He is in MAJOR need of Prayer. The following story is what his mother (we are in MOPS together) wrote today.
Background Story
Our son S is a wonderful young man who is 8 years old. He will be 9 in January. He is going into the 3rd grade. S had been having some pain in his right knee most of this summer (2009). As the pain increased we realized that something might be wrong and we made an appointment for him to see an Orthopedist on 8/10/09. At this doctors appointment an X-ray was done of S's leg/knee and it showed that there was a mass that the doctor believed to be cancerous. S went into the hospital just a few days later for a series of tests. He received a cat scan, MRI, and also a full body scan. Our family met with the pediatric oncologist the following day and S was diagnosed with a type of cancer called Osteosarcoma (stage 4). The cancer is in his right knee and it has also spread to both of his lungs. This is an agressive type of cancer and it will be treated with agressive forms of chemo. We are asking everyone to please lift up our litle boy in prayer. We pray for healing!! We serve a mighty God and we know that HE can heal S if that is his will. Please be prayer warriors along with our family as S starts this very difficult journey in his young life.
Today's date is August 16th, 2009 and all this has happened in 6 days. His first appointment was on Monday the 10th and by Friday the 14th he was in the hospital getting his Chemo-port put in his chest and a biopsy done.
I figured if an animated woman walking around the world for cancer can get passed to millions, then so can this story.
PLEASE KEEP THIS GOING TO YOUR CONTACTS IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK!
S CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH PRAYERS.
WE PRAY FOR HEALING AND PEACE FOR HIS FAMILY. . .There are also 2 younger sisters.'
