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Steven was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma Brain Cancer on 5/29/02 after weeks of persistent hiccoughs. His initial surgery was done at Children’s Hospital in Omaha. It was then decided that we would go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee to participate in a Phase II Clinical trial for the Radiation and Chemotherapy treatments. On June 28th, after a bout with meningitis, Steven underwent a second surgery to remove residual tumor tissue. Steven has completed 31 cranial-spinal radiation treatments and 4 courses of high dose chemotherapy with stem cell rescue. Steven was released on January 30th, 2003. After returning to St. Jude quarterly and then semi annually for checkups for 5 years, Steven will now return to St. Jude for follow-up and evaluation on a year by year basis. We want to thank all of our friends, family and prayer partners around the world for your encouragement, concern, acts of kindness and especially for your prayers these past years. It is our hope that God will be Glorified as we report how HE has worked in our lives and in Steven's progress as we trust HIM for Steven's Healing.
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Thursday, June 5, 2008 1:46 PM CDT Hello everyone,
It has been a long time since I have updated this page and I am sorry about that. It has been a busy couple of months. March 30th was the last time I updated, that seems so long ago. Well since then I have been to Montana and back. I traveled there with a group from Nebraska Christian College that worked at the Pine Haven youth ranch. It is just south of St. Ignatius, MT. At the ranch our group worked on insulating and dry walling a house, painting a pool, leading a couple chapel services, working with cows, and doing all kinds of odds and ends on the ranch. They treated us great there during our 5 day stay. On May 10th I graduated college with honors. I received a bachelor’s degree in Youth Ministry. Mom, Dad, Grandma V, and Uncle Merle showed up along with many other family members that I didn’t expect. Grandpa G., Marge, Aunt Nancy, Aunt Patty, Cousin Laura, and Cousin Derek were all there. Britney’s parents and sister showed up too. It was a great time. A week later, May 17th - 22nd, Britney and I traveled to Ely, Minnesota and took a trip into the boundary waters. We were in for 5 days and 4 nights. The warmest it got while we were in was around 58 degrees and the coldest it got was around 30 degrees. We kept warm with our under armor and 0 degree sleeping bags at night. Unfortunately the fishing was not that good. However I managed to catch a 40+ inch Northern Pike and Britney caught a 16 inch Small Mouth Bass. This is probably not the ideal trip to most, but we had a great time and Britney can’t wait to go back, however she said that she would like it to be warmer. Maybe we will go in August next time. After we returned from Minnesota we traveled back to our parents houses. My parents just bought a pick-up camper, so we went to Love well lake for a night and fished on Labor Day. I finished my year long internship with the youth program at Calvary Christian Church at the end of May, but they asked me to stay on for the summer. So I will be working here until the middle of August. Britney tells me that I will then have to find a real Job. Last Saturday Eric and Bridget invited Britney and I over for supper. There were 4 of us couples there. Eric and Bridget fixed a great meal of brisket, ribs, potatoes, salads, and cake. We had a great time. Eric took a job as the worship minister at a church in Junction City, KS, so their family will be moving there at the end of the month. Justin and Amy are doing great out in California as Justin pursues his professional bass fishing career. Michelle is living at home with mom and dad over the summer; in the fall she will return to college in Omaha pursuing a career in nursing. Mom and Dad are taking care of the farm in Clay Center. Britney and I are doing great here in Omaha, specifically LaVista, and I promise to find a real job in the fall. Tomorrow I will walk in the survivors lap at the Sarpy County Relay for Life. I will return to St. Jude’s in August for a check-up. Be in prayer for all those fighting this rough battle of cancer. Thank you for your continual prayers.
God Bless,
Steven
1 John 1:1-3
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
P.S. I hope to put new pictures up soon.
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