Josiah went in to have his adenoids taken out, and tubes put in his ears last Friday the 25th. The hope was that this would give him relief from all the congestion he has been having. In addition, they biopsied some lumps in his neck that were "weird looking lymph nodes." The surgery went great. He is hearing much better and breathing through his nose somewhat better. Unfortunately, they found lymphoma (cancer) in the tissue they biopsied.
He has begun further diagnostic testing to determine the severity of his disease as well as establishing baseline information for treatments to come. Tomorrow he is scheduled to have a PET scan (assessing metabolic activity), CT scan (identifying any unknown tumors in his chest and pelvis), and a bone marrow biopsy (see where it has spread to). I hate to leave you with questions, but at this point that is about all we know. I plan to post updates here as we learn more.
As I was driving him to the hospital yesterday I thought "I wish it were me instead of him." In that moment I experienced a fresh glimpse of God's love for us. I invite you to pray for Josiah, our family, and anyone we meet along the road that lies ahead.
