Good afternoon everyone,

Robin and I attended my first follow-up appointment with the neurosurgeons today and everything went great! We are blessed!

I try to share things that I know are facts and that have a clear path ahead. So, with that in mind, I had decided not to make it public information that they were not able to retrieve the whole tumor during surgery. While that was kind-of a bummer, the great news today is that none of the tumor looks malignant! The doctors are still conversing and we are still waiting for more pathology reports, but at this point it does not look like we will proceed with any treatment plan for this particular spot. This means no chemo or proton therapy for this spot and we will re-scan it every few months to make sure there are no radical changes.

Our tentative plan for the tumors in the ear canals is to treat them with Gamma Knife in the coming weeks or months. We’ll probably wait another 4 to 6 weeks before laying out a plan. Gamma Knife is a very safe, easy procedure that will not take a big toll on me physically! So, another win!

Overall, the doctors are thrilled with my recovery. They mentioned several times that some patients aren’t even out of ICU at this point, so the fact that I am able to walk into their office is a huge win! While it is a huge win, the doctors continue to caution me to remind myself that I had a major, intensive brain surgery less than 10 days ago, and to give myself some time to recover.

Besides waiting on more pathology reports, their only other area of concern continues to be my walking, balance, break dancing, etc. I will continue going to physical therapy several times a week to work on these things and am seeing huge progress!

Robin and I can’t thank you enough for all your prayers, encouragement and support! We are tremendously blessed and expectant of all that God is doing! This Thursday I’ll share 10 thoughts, 10 days after BS (Brain Surgery).

Blessings,

Clark

Clark has been home now since Sunday afternoon, and as you can imagine, is getting a little antsy! The doctors believe he is doing very well for only being a few days out of a major brain surgery. He began therapy today and will begin to go 3 days a week to help him regain his coordination, etc. ‘

How to pray:
Pray that God will continue to reveal Himself through this season and do deep work within our lives.
Pray that Pastor Clark’s coordination, etc. will recover quickly. Helping him be able to walk, and function normally.

How to support:
Pastor Clark has been so encouraged from your emails, cards, flowers, etc. Keep sending him those things to encourage! If you will have things sent to the church we are taking everything to his house throughout the day.

Note from Pastor Clark:

Happy Tuesday everyone!

I hope your day has been blessed! As I have had the opportunity to work on things like walking, standing up, etc. I have been continually reminded of the faithfulness of God! Each one of us has a story & it is a story like no other! The problem is that when we get to a chapter that doesn’t read so well, we begin to gripe.

My suggesstion: Stop your griping! We are blessed!

God is doing far more than you could ever imagine, ask, or request in your wildest dreams! Relax & trust Him!

Never shy away from a challenge, it is part of your story! Putting a challenge off won’t change a thing, so embrace the miracle of the moment & believe in your Big, Big God! I’m pretty sure if He created the universe, that He can take care of your situation!

Love you all! I’ll try to post a video message Thursday!

Clark