From 20 February – an update from Jack himself! He felt a little queasy afterwards, but we’re glad he felt well enough to give us insight into what’s going on with him:
I began a regimen of chemotherapy this past Wednesday. It consists of two parts: Gemcitabine and Tarceva. The Gemcitabine is injected weekly through a port that has been inserted. The Tarceva is taken daily in oral form.
Neither is curative, but it is hoped that both will have a palliative effect in shrinking the tumor so that I can have some relief from the increasing pain, as well as giving me a few months of healthy life.
A dear friend from Singapore, Dr. Lilian Lim, president of the Asian Baptist Graduate Theological Seminary, came over to spend a week with us and to bring us the love and encouragement from our Asia friends.
Next week, a Rabbi and a Catholic Priest from Florida are coming up for the day. These were dear friends and colleagues during our years in Jacksonville.
The second week in March, our church in Singapore is sending their pastor and his family to Atlanta to pay a pastoral call. Andrew was student of mine at the seminary in Singapore prior to becoming our pastor.
As you can imagine, I am overwhelmed with the expressions of love from these and others around the world. I’m attaching a picture of our family at Stephanie’s and Henry’s wedding. It was a glorious event.
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