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Zola called a few hours ago. They did the big test today, putting a tube into his chest to get a biopsy of the cells, etc.

I’m afraid it’s the bad kind of cancer. He said it’s not the small-cell version (which would be easier to treat) and has metastasized into his liver and brain. It seems to be aggressive and will require aggressive treatment.

He will have a treatment tomorrow using the gamma knife radiation to go after the spots they found in his brain. Then he will probably do some chemo this week, but that’s not really scheduled yet. The prognosis is probably less than a year.

He apologized for the bad news. His spirits are still high. He said he would approach this the same way he did his bypass surgeries.

I thank the Lord for hearing our prayers about this matter and for continuing to comfort Zola and his family.