After Nelson’s medical team took nine biopsies and sent them in for different analyses, on the very last one they found what they’d be hoping for—a perfect match to Nelson’s particular type of cancer.

This was like a key that would unlock the strongest way for his body to fight the lung cancer, by training his healthy cells to attack the cancer cells. Doctors referred to it as “targeted therapy.” It was the most encouraging thing that could have happened, and hope surged through all of us.

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July 28, 2022

Had a great meeting with one of the docs about the anxiety I was having. He said not to worry about taking the Lorazepam but instead that we can easily get me “off” that later. He said I have a lot to be worried about and shouldn’t be concerned with the little things like that.

We started the targeted therapy which is the BRAF match. It’s the chemo immunotherapy for the mutation they’ve matched it up to. According to the doc, we are expecting lots of relief from it and should see results quickly, compared to the original [general] chemo they hit me with in June.

So far, I’ve had 1 hit June 7 or so, 1 hit June30, and now this one comes in the form of two pills taken daily.

I’m so thankful, Lord, that you have brought this about and that we can look at a house tomorrow, that maybe we could even own a house if we want to. How cool would that be? I have had that as a dream for so many years now, that it hardly even seems possible. Amen.

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“You will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.” (Jeremiah 29:12)