Our family is asking for your prayers and the lifting up of my cousin Steve Goasa. I recieved a call this morning that he is critically ill. Steve has been suffering with cancer for the last several months.
We were so blessed a month ago when we found that the Lord had shrank the cancer mass in his leg nearly 90%. We were so grateful and gave all praise to HIM. Steve was then convinced to undergo one more round of treatment and then hopefully be able to undergo surgery at that time.
Since then, Steve has taken a turn for the worse. The treatment he was taking caused leakage of the poison to escape into his lungs. There was only one type of medicine at this time that could reverse the affects. They had the medicine flown in from New Jersey to California but were only able to administor half the dose needed.
Since this time Steve has began to collect fluid and his kidneys are not functioning properly. They are having to draw 3 to 4 units of fluid off of him daily.
He is so malnourished and has lost over 100 pounds. They doctors did not want to give him a feeding tube do to the risk of infection and his system being so weak, but last night at meeting with his wife Michelle they decided that he must have the feeding tube or he would starve to death.
Steve wants to go home, but going home is really not an option. If he goes home they will not be able to administor the IV which is keeping his kidney's functioning the little bit that they are, and they would not be able to draw the fluid off of his body, which would cause his kidney's to completely shut down.
My Aunt called this morning to let me know that Steve is so critical. They have him sedated at this time, and he is in a lot of pain. My Aunt is flying out from Arkansas this morning to be with him in California.
Steve has two young children, Brittany 12 and Ryan 4 months.
Please pray that God will embrace him and that also God's will be done.
We love him very much
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