From: Joel
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 2:57 PM
Subject: Update 1/12/02
For those of you who may not have gotten previous updates on my health or if you are interested in learning a little bit more about it, I have created a web page on my site that includes excerpts from some private writings, small pieces of private emails, and all of these update emails that I have been sending out. If you go to my website (address below) and find your way to the “Hospital Saga” page, you can find it.
The surgery to remove the tumor is scheduled for Thursday January 24th at All Saints Hospital in downtown Fort Worth. I am going to try to get a second opinion from another doctor this week before they go in next week and cut my body up. Again, from what we can tell, it is most likely benign (non-cancerous), but nevertheless needs to be out of my body. I am currently experiencing a cold of sorts in addition to the occasional pain associated with a 3 inch mass inside my chest cavity. As of now, I am tentatively planning to go in for pre-operational stuff on Monday the 21st. That’s just over a week away.
Please continue to pray that God will take the pain away, and if it is His will, that He would take the thing out of my body without requiring any surgery as a testimony to His grace. Thank you so much for your continued prayers and support as I am going through all of this.
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