Newell Family Updates...

Some more updates for you all. Some of this may be a repeat, but the same idea remains. God is good all of the time and even though the situation looks grim He does know better than us. I will be printing and sending the encouraging words that some of you have for the family so feel free to email me anything that you would like to be passed on to them as well as sending cards to the address below.


JOHN: Ethel spoke with the doctors last night, and they were planning to do an EEG
then just to check for seizure activity. They have taken John off the
medications that put him in a coma, but the meds will take a while to
wear off. They will continue to wake him up over the weekend, and then on
Monday they will do a test on him to check for regular brain activity.
Pray that his brain quickly recovers well.

LOGAN: Logan's doctors were kind enough to meet with Ben and Meaghan in
Ben's room. The MRI showed that the tumor is still growing, slowly.
Chemotherapy will be postponed to three weeks from now. Pray for that
tumor to shrink! Also pray for Logan and Emma as being separated this
much from their parents and grandparents is hard for them. Pray for Josh
and Christina as they have committed to care for them indefinitely so the
kids can have stability.

BEN: Ben is pretty much the same. The doctor said he was surprised that a
heart had not come in yet. Keep praying for God's timing in this. Pray
for Ben that his pain and nausea would be relieved.

Meaghan and Ethel are doing well thanks to your prayers and support! Pray
that they can get good sleep in less than ideal conditions. They are
pretty much camped out, and love to have visitors in the waiting room.
Visits to Ben depend on how he is feeling. They also love to get cards:
Ben/John Newell, % OHSU, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239