Ted wrote: In Late January 2010 Dr. Schmidt invited me to his second office. His scheduling nurse asked be about any preferred days for a CT Scan and appt. All I could think about was this was going to be the last snow on the mountains I would ever see. Then I remembered Psalms 121: "I will lift my eyes to the hills from where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth." The peace that came over me was amazing. I was able to gather myself and make the appts. We must remember God is in Control.

James 5: 13-14 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing Praises. "Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church. and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.2-21-10

After Sunday Church they talked with Pastor Nick. He wanted to know the decision of surgery. Ted/Tammy explained that their impression of Dr. Theedoreus wasn't great. They were leaning towards the less invasive surgery, bladder scrapping. Pastor Nick prayed with them for guidance to make the right decision.

2-22-10 Called for another consultation with Dr. Schmidt. Also a Christian friend Mary Lynn called and told Ted about her father and his decision to do the bladder scrapping. He had to go back every two years to do it again. He passed away in 2009 from cancer. She encouraged Ted to have the surgery to remove the bladder.

II Thessalonians 3:5 May the Lord bring you into an ever deeper understanding of the Lord of God and of the patience that comes from Christ.
All the surgeries Dr. Theedoreus explained will change Ted's qualify of life forever.

II Corinthians 4:8-9 We are pressed on every side by troubles but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed but we don't give up and quit. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going.

2-23-10 Tammy finally decided to email Ray Moore. She asked if he would share his story with them. She explained the diagnosis Ted had received. They also talked about seeing Dr. Theedoreus at UVA.
Ray emailed back and said that he had met with Dr. Theedoreus and he had decided to go with Johns Hopkins because Dr. Theedorues was moving to Colorado in August.

2-24-10 Ray and Ted talk on the phone. Ray had done a lot of research on the 3 different types of surgeries. Johns Hopkins had been named by U.S. World and News Report as the top center for urologic cancer. Ray contacted the Director of Urologic Oncology Dept. Dr. Mark Schoenberg. His protocol is for the patient to have 6-8 rounds of chemo treatments before the surgery.

Jeremiah 2:9-11 "For I know the plans I have for you" says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster to give you a future and a hope.