Unexpected News

On Sunday August 9th Debbie, after debating for some time if she needed to, made what turns out to be a God inspired life saving decision to go to the emergency room with stomach cramps. The cramps were apparently a reaction to an antibiotic she had been taking but the extensive tests they ran revealed a small suspicious mass in her pancreas. . Additional tests and Contrast CT scans were ordered that indicated a 50/50 chance it could be cancer. Deb, being Deb, immediately drew on her unwavering faith and put herself in God's hands. Dave, being Dave, kicked into a research, analyze, ask the right questions, understand the options, let's get a plan mode. Biopsies followed on Monday and the emotionally draining waiting game for answers continued. We began to move from shocked numbness to thankfulness. If left undetected this tumor could potentialy silently grow and spread and unrelated pain led to tests that discovered what could be a life threatening condition. We have always known and quickly felt the awesome prayers & support of family, friends and colleagues - from Alabama to Kentucky to Georgia to Massachusetts to New York to Florida to Texas. Our children, Jaime & husband Zach, Kim & husband Josh and Brett demonstrated amazing maturity and have been a source of positive ,optimistic faith. Our recent relocation to Atlanta has allowed Deb to spend a lot of quality time with her older sister, and Pat & Steve provided much needed & greatly appreciated local hands on support, comfort, love and perspective for us in the hospital and days that followed.