Prayers are needed for my Dad. He's in the hospital. He was admitted this morning with two issues: His "blood was way down", which necessitated a transfusion; and, we thought he had a fractured shoulder as a result of a fight he had with a garage door a couple of weeks ago. Actually, though, the cancer has eaten his shoulder away, and he will need surgery. They will place a plate or a rod, depending on how things look when they actually get inside. We anticipate surgery will take place on Sunday or Monday, after his body has had enough time to take in the transfusion. All of Dad's doctors are actually pretty optimistic about the surgery. (Or, maybe that's just what I'm choosing to hear.)

On a happier note, though, the new trial medication is now available for Dad. Once he has recovered from his surgery, he'll go to Boston to start that. It's in a pill form that he'll take at home every day, instead of being an infusion. Because it's a trial, it will be free. (The Avastin he was on was like $30,000+ a month.) The doctors are very optimistic about this new drug.

All I really know is that my God is still in the miracle business.