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As an update, for those of you praying for my mother - we had another trip to Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia this Thursday. My mother’s tumor is inoperable, per MRI. Too dangerous to remove and not something that would come out cleanly anyway. It’s close to the base of the skull, the carotid artery, for example. This tumor does not respond to traditional chemotherapy, but they are sending out the biopsy for genetic testing to see if there is some kind of weakness that can be exploited with a special drug. There is only a 30% change this tumor...

Hello, I never post vanities, but I would like to request prayers for my mother. She is a sweet, 84 yr old, living independently and has friends, goes to church, etc. She has a large cancerous mass on her parotid gland and we went to Jefferson University Hospital yesterday for counsel. Dr feels she could do well with surgery providing PET scans show the cancer hasn't spread - that scan is now scheduled for next week. Tentative surgery date is set if she is fully cleared for Feb 7th. This is a scary, 10 hour surgery with a risk that...