The Story So Far:

Psalm 91

1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."

3 Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare
and from the deadly pestilence.

4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.

8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.

9 If you make the Most High your dwelling—
even the LORD, who is my refuge-

10 then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.

11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;

12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14 "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.

16 With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation."

Saturday, June 2nd: Karen Hauber (my mother-in-law) went to the emergency room. After some tests, they found a lump on her kidney.

Sunday, June 3rd: Karen is told that she has cancer the size of "a flattened softball" on her kidney, and a spot on her lung. A blood test is done looking for cancer "markers" and it comes back negative.

Monday, June 4th: A PET scan is done and the results are encouraging. There is no cancer in her bones. The doctors want to get that tumor out of there ASAP. Surgery is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday. This blog is created to ease the burden on Charles (my father-in-law), who has been responsible for keeping everyone informed of everything that's been happening in the past few days and what will be happening in the days to come.

Prayer Requests: Pray for Karen, Charles (her husband), her children and family as they work through this difficult situation together. Praise God that the cancer seems to not have metastasized. Pray for Karen's upcoming surgery to remove her right kidney, a piece of her right lung, and possibly a piece of her liver.