I just found out my favorite cousin has cancer. Kevin is 46, three months younger than I am. Our moms were sisters and pregnant at the same time so we grew up with each other. As the years passed we got busy with our own lives but he's always close in my thoughts and heart.
Recently he had pain in his ribs and thought he had pulled a muscle but sadly the doctors diagnosed him with Multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cell, an incurable but treatable disease. He will have to undergo chemo and different meds to get it under control.
Please pray that he doesn't have to endure too much pain and that his treatments will put it in remission so he can live a long, happy life.
And while we're at it, say a prayer that God will grant the wisdom to somebody to finally find a cure for this dreaded disease that strikes so many of our friends and family members.
