From Philip:
Thanks for everyone’s prayers during my doctor visit on Thursday. Since I stopped treatments last Summer and the tumor has remained stable since that time, the doctor is convinced that the tumor is now in remission. Not completely cured, but not growing either. There is still a mass in my brain, but there are no signs of active cancer cells or growth right now.The doctor did warn that this type of tumor typically grows again (branching off from the original tumor), but pointed out that I am already in the “long-term survival” range for this type of tumor (Anaplastic Astrocytoma), so the fact that I have few symptoms right now means that statistically, my expected survival from now on should be measured in years and not months. Overall, great news!
Please continue to remember me and all who suffer from cancer in your prayers! I will be praying a 9-day Novena of Thanksgiving to Our Lady of Lourdes for this good news. Please join if you would like!
Accompany me, Father George David Byers, S.S.L., S.T.D., as I begin life as a Catholic Priest-Hermit by choice. Holy Souls Hermitage is dedicated to the sanctification of my fellow priests, bishops, deacons & seminarians going through the purgatory of this life or the next. Prayer and sacrifice go up, of course, for both Benedict XVI and the next Successor of Saint Peter. 
Rejoicing!
Thanks be to God! Father Byers, would you please pray for Father F.N., I guess he is coming to Omaha for medical tests. Thank you!
Surely, Cathy L. And I invite all blog readers to do the same!
A joy to read…
I rejoice for him and, though it’s embarrassing to admit, that this soiltary recent prayer intention has been granted. Seems like most of what I’ve been praying for lately just keeps getting farther away.
Gregg: Prayers are always answered. Our Heavenly Father listens with the most tender solicitation for our welfare. On our part, our duty is to become ever smaller children, not looking to our own strength, but only to that of our crucified and risen Jesus, all in His grace, thank God.
That is great news. My partner was diagnosed last year with this type of cancer. Our world just seemed to fall apart in front of us. His had surgery and a 8week course of radio thearpy, and has scans every 4months. He is due results back on the 16th of this month fingers crossed we are going to hear it still has not grown back. As the time gets nearer I often find my self on the internet reading about it, but only recently have read other peoples stories. I was just wondering how long you have been fighting this terrible illness. I hope you continue to get good news and the same for my partner, and hopefully one day a cure will be found or even the cause so prvention can be found. All the best to you and your family and friends. Stay strong.
Claire x