Uncle Bub
I'm sorry that I have not been updating recently, but it's difficult for me to share that my Uncle Bub passed away Friday night. Please pray that the LORD would be gracious to his family and friends in this time. The wake is Wednesday evening and the funeral Thursday morning.
Friday Morning Update:
I talked to my cousin Mike this morning and my Uncle Bub is doing better. They are now able to medevac him back to Northwest Indiana via jet and will do so at 9 AM tomorrow morning. My sister and I will be leaving Bloomington sometime tomorrow to go back home to visit him in Horton VNA Hospice Center in Valparaiso where he will be residing. Please pray for the time that I will have with him.
I also found out that the decision was made by my family to not remove the tumors in his brain. The likely outcome is that he would "be in the same situation 3 months from now" if these surgeries were successful.
Thursday Evening Update:
Uncle Bub has been moved to the new hospice center. Aunt Cheryl and her son Mike will be staying in Florida with my Uncle during this time. My Dad and Uncle Ronald will most likely be driving home the vehicle my Aunt and Uncle were traveling in.
Thus says the LORD:Tuesday Afternoon Update:
Is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem?
Or have I no power to deliver?
-Isaiah 50:2
Uncle Bub is being placed in a brand new hospice center that just opened 2 days ago. For insurance reasons, they have decided to temporarily move him there while they decided whether or not to fly him back to Northwest Indiana. He is speaking less and less as they boost the amount of morphine he's on. Pray that God would be humbling his heart for the Gospel.
Monday Afternoon Update:
Praise the LORD! Uncle Bub has awoken from being unconscious! This is the mighty work of God's hand! His condition is still unstable, and they are thinking about transporting him back in Indiana. Please continue to pray for him and the decisions to be made.
Sunday Evening Update:
My Dad, Uncle, and cousin Mike arrived in Orlando this afternoon and were able to visit Uncle Bub. At this point he is unconscious and has cancer in the front and back of his brain and also in his lungs. My Dad said that he mumbles from time to time, but the words can't be understood. It appears that he is unaware of his visitors as well.
On Tuesday, he was fishing on vacation. Wednesday he came down with some flu-like symptoms and went to the doctor. The doctors passed it off as the flu-bug going around. His condition became intensely worse and Cheryl called for an ambulance Saturday morning where he was admitted to the hospital.
Original Post:
Last night I received a call from my Dad, which was usual because myparents were coming down to Bloomington today. However, it quicklybecame apparent that something else was up. My dad began to say that heand Mom were not making the trip. Instead, he would be flying down toFlorida with my Uncle Ronald and cousin Mike where my Unlce Bub wasadmitted to the hospital. My Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Bub were vacationingthere when he became ill and his condition worsened. A couple of yearsback Uncle Bub battled Melanoma, which is the most serious form of skincancer. As I began to ask my dad some questions, I found out that myUncle had been diagnosed with brain cancer.
My Uncle Bub has not submitted himself to the LORD Jesus Christ, who holds all authority in heaven and on earth. Pray that God would show His mighty hand and work a miracle.
