Thomas update from Pat

While talking to Pat at lunch, she said the tumor is on the outside of his spine where it will be easier for surgeon to get to it, though it is squeezing the spine and putting pressure on the spinal cord. It is located just about center between waist and neck. There is no involvement with any of his organs. The other spots are located in upper right chest apparently in the chest wall or just under it. They will be harder to get to them. (Lillian)


This is an update from Pat that she emailed to co-workers this morning:

I want to take a moment to bring you up to date. Many of you may remember my son-in-law Thomas, who 4 and half years ago, at the age of 18 during his senior yr in high school, was diagnosed with melanoma cancer and went through 3 surgeries over the next couple of years fighting this ugly demon.

In the past 4 years Thomas and Stacie have been living a great life, he has already became a sales manager for Carmax (youngest in the entire corporation) and they now have a beautiful little girl, Julie, who just turned 3. They live in South Carolina presently due to Thomas’s job.

What I am now asking is that you put Thomas in your prayers once more. He was again, as of yesterday, diagnosed with a melanoma tumor that is growing on his spine. They came home last night for him to meet with his cancer doctors on Wednesday to hurriedly get him into surgery to remove this tumor.

He has already lost most of the feeling in his legs and has tingling sensations throughout his body, otherwise, this tumor is putting pressure on the spine where it is slowing paralyzing him. He also has two spots that showed up on his scan last Tuesday behind the front chest cavity. This all has occurred within the past couple of months. When he had his scan done in December 2007, all was still clear.

This is such a fast growing and can be such a deadly cancer. I beg of you all, please put Thomas in your prayers that he will again defeat this ugly beast.

I thank all of you for all your prayers, concerns and help in the past and I’m reaching out to you again.

Love
Pat Carver