To all of you who have kept our little D. in your thoughts and prayers, and to those of you who have reached out to us in so many ways, I thank you. To my CSA friends and others who gave and gave some more, I thank you. You have touched us, with your kindness, your compassion, and with the strength that you have sent our way. What you offered in kindness directly helped with purchase of Neupogen, an injected protein that is helping him rebuild his white blood cell supply, which had bottomed out.

I cant express, in words, how your thoughts, messages, and deeds have steadied me in this time when I feel like I'm free falling. I hope you never understand what I mean, but I know that some of you do, unfortunately. Your notes and convictions have left me speechless, and those of you who know me appreciate how unusual that is!

I hope to repay your kindnesses to another in need, and more personally, over bread and libations while watching my three boys clang the steel with your children and grandchildren.

We have had a setback this week. His tumor has stopped responding to the even more aggressive chemo treatments, so our surgeon and doctors have advised immediate resection of his liver on Monday. They have degraded his prognosis. His odds now are 50/50, which is hard to type.

Please keep my little guy in your thoughts and prayers, and, if you would, lend a bit more courage to his mother and brothers.

I long for better news next week, but every time I've started to feel upbeat, the wits have been bashed out of me by turns of circumstance.

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Of the Troops & For the Troops

Thank you for the update, Brian. Our church continues to pray for him and all of you!

It's our honor 7 and privalege to pray for your son. Thanks for the update.

Mike P and family

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power have him come through this. Prayers sent for Dashiell and you all.

Mike

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Sincerely,

Hobie

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May God give you all the strength needed during this time.

praying for his cure and long life.

I will continue to keep you, your son, and the rest of the family in my thoughts and prayers.

C

to pray for Dashiell and for all of you. God has an inexhaustible reservoir of strength and hope. May He pour it down on you and shelter Dashiell in His hands through all this.

when words can never truly express that which we wish to convey to another.

It's in our hearts & souls but just can't be put into words.

Family and friends, are the two most precious things God allows us in life.

My prayers for Dashiell, Pam, you and the boys will go on daily.

Murphy

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You have a ton of good folks in your corner. I know this helps.

Please keep us up to date when you can.

Brian, we've had Dashiell and the rest of you in our prayer list since we first heard about it. More prayers from here for healing for Dashiell and peace (as much as possible in this circumstance) for the rest of your family.

We will keep you all in prayer.