Well, this was a good weekend for Shawn. He said at one point Saturday he even forgot he was sick! Which is a great thing to hear! Because it is definitely something that is always in the back of our minds. Today was the final competition for Warwick High School Marching Band. We had the pleasure of getting to go to Hershey and watching our son, Kelly perform a great performance in the Pit! Shawn had a bit of difficulty walking so far and up so many steps, but the 70 degree weather and clear night made it worth the walk! The band took 3rd place in their division. It was a great night!
A few nights ago our pastor and a nearly all of the elders of our church came to our home and held an oil anointing ceremony for Shawn, in the book of James 5 13-18 it says: "13Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. 14Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective"I have to say I was a bit nervous about the ceremony because I had never seen one and had no idea what to expect. I couldn't go to that dark place that I was fearful they would go and talk about, but they didn't. In fact, it was very uplifting, positive and quite powerful to experience! It gives me such strength to know so many prayerful people are praying for Shawn and my family!
Tomorrow is a fairly quiet day. Shawn has to get bloodwork done which can be done locally. Then we prepare for our trip to JH on Wednesday for the 2nd attempt at the lumbar puncture treatment. Pray they are successful!
We are looking forward to a less hectic schedule now that football and band are over!
Take care! Have a wonderful week!
Love,
Jess
"Cast all your cares upon Him, for He cares for you" 1 Peter 5:7
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I received your Thank you card and I'm just glad that all is going as well as possible for you. I will always keep you in my prayers and everyday I ask St. Anne to remove your Cancer and let it fly like the wind. I will keep asking her until she grants this request. You keep strong and with your family standing with you, you can't go wrong. See St. Anne knew to send the best with your Oncologist from Chicago. Thanks for giving me this website I will keep checking in. Nancy
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