urgent!

For those of you who know our family, sorry for the repeat info... I am going to give a brief background.

My first cousin and husband, Lisa (daughter of my dad's sister) and Ed Musser, have three children twins Matthew and Andrew are 9. Thomas is 7 (will be 8 in August). Thomas was diagnosed with ALL (Acute Lymphatic Leukemia) when he was 3 years old. He completed his treatment at St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis, TN about a year ago. He was scheduled for a routine visit in Memphis on July 2. However, he began to show signs of extreme bruising (which is one of the first indicators) and over the weekend he developed more signs. The docs in Johnson City, TN (St. Jude center closest to where they live in Rural Retreat, VA) initially thought he MIGHT have a virus. However, yesterday he developed a fever. Ed and Lisa knew this was not a good sign and took him directly to Memphis early. They had an appointment today at 12:00. They were given bad news.

Thomas' cancer is back. There are leukemia cells in his blood stream, and his liver and spleen are swollen. Not really sure of what goes next. Ed called my aunt and uncle and gave them the news. Lisa was unable to speak with her own parents... We did get that he will have his port put back in in the morning. Not sure what happens tonight. I do know that they do round the clock treatments at St. Jude. They already have an apartment near the hospital. I understand that they may try a bone marrow transplant. And my aunt believes the twins are a match, but she really couldn't remember at this moment.

Needless to say, our family is devastated! With Father's Day coming on strong, we were already a little in the dumps... and now this. I wish God didn't have quite so much faith in us that we could with stand all of this... That is the only way to reconcile news like this. God knows we can handle it.

Please pray specifically for a miracle for Thomas L. Musser! He is 7 years old! Please also pray for his immediate family as they begin to try and pick up their hearts once again. Pray for peace, strength, and comfort. They were such an amazing witness of Christ's Love when they were in the middle of this previously. I can't imagine. Wow... I am humbled.

Thanks for your prayers. D