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Cancer update A.B. Sudbrock

Thank you for praying for my fil AB Sudbrock. His spirits are up which a wonderful blessing. Here is an update that he wrote over the weekend:

Hey There: I want to give you an update on my surgery. I went into the hospital on the tenth of May at 05:00 and was in surgery at 07:15 the surgery was over at 11:20 and a lot was done. I spent the next 4 days in the hospital and it has been a rough time. I came home and the following Wednesday was back in the doctors office with blisters all over my stomach. They made 7 incisions in my lower abdomen and the skin around each of the bandages was blistered so I had 18 blisters on me and that made things more miserable. Plus I was carrying an catheter which I carried for 14 days. The day they removed it I was put back into the hospital with double pneumonia and was released on the 26th. I am still weak and haven't been in the pulpit on a Sunday sense the 6 of May.

I plan to return this Sunday but am still sore. There are still cancer cells present and radiation is on the horizon if my PSA is higher then '0'. The doctor said I will be a year in healing. There were many things removed including 16 lymph nodes which showed no cancer in them.

I have to return for blood work on the 28 of June and see the doctor on the 30 of June. I again see the surgeon on the 6 of July. I never knew that one thing could take you down so fast but I sure don't have much strength to do anything at all.

I haven't been able to set anywhere on any seat for more the a few minutes. I have lost some weight and still don't feel the best my morning are the best part of the day.

Thanks for the cards and calls and for those of you who visited a special thanks. Keep us in your prayers because this is just as hard on my wife as it has been on me.

Al Sudbrock

This week we were also told that the grandson of ABSudbrock, my nephew, Zachary Sudbrock (15 years ) has a growth of some kind pushing on his esophagus. They have run many tests and have narrowed it down to two possible causes: Lymphoma or Sarcoidosis. He will meet with a specialist today and they will schedule a lung biopsy to determine if cancer is present or if it is sarcoid nodules. Sarcoid runs in the family, so we are hopeful that this is the culprit. Please keep the family in prayer. All of this has been very difficult on everyone.

Thanks!

Chelli Sudbrock

Wittenberg, Germany