A Courageous battle fought by John

After a courageous battle fought by our dear friend John Esther, he has passed from this life into eternity this evening, surrounded by his family. Please pray for his family as they process through this, and make adjustments in the days and months to come. Surround them with your love and encouragement.

Help Needed!!!

Happy New Year! Carol would like meal help. There is a new website to access a calendar, to put your name into a spot to help. She would like meals Mon. Wed and Friday, and the Calendar is self-explanitory. Please go to: carecalendar.org then put in ID#: 60687 then security code: 5171 Thank you for all who are willing to help out! Meal delivery is at 5:30, and please don't stay unless she says it's ok...THANK YOU!!

How to help the Esther family now!!!

As Christmas approaches and the New Year draws near, the Esther family appreciates your prayers for God's power to touch John and the whole family, peace to fill their hearts, love to surround them. Please contact Carol to visit, if she doesn't respond, know it's just not a good time. Please keep visits brief , knowing John needs rest, and the family needs normalcy! Meals not needed at this time! Carol is cooking her amazing meals that the family loves!! Notes of encouragement to all would be nice! If you would like to purchase anything for them: gas cards for the drivers, walmart giftcards, pricecutter gift cards,panera, andys.... Keep them in your prayers! xoxo

Please pray for the Esther family while they spend family time together this summer. Pray for health for John: all cell counts in good range, continued control of leg seizures, that chemo would continue to kill the bad cells and that the Lord would protect the good cells., safety for all, protection over Carol as she drives and works, protection over kids as they spend their summer with friends and family. Joy, unity in marriage, peace in home, wisdom for all decisions to be made in all areas, and love! THANK YOU!!!

Please continue to pray for John , Carol and family!

Maddy has graduated! Windsor is home from college! Joe and Liza are out of school! John continues to do well. Please pray against seizure activity in his left foot. Pray for all cell counts to be normal, and for all the good cells to be protected as he gets chemo. Pray that the chemo will continue to kill all the bad cells. Peace, joy, protection for the family. That this summer will be full of smiles, connection, and love as the family spends time together. THANK YOU!!!

Happy New Year from the Esther Family!

John continues to get his chemo treatment, and just came back from a trip to Duke U. med ctr, where the Dr.s said his latest scan looks good! Please pray against tingling in extremities, which come and go, and against side effects of chemo on all body functions. THANK YOU!!

Windsor is off to Ole Miss and the school year is in full swing!
Windsor is thriving! Ole Miss is a perfect fit. He is spending a lot of time studying! We experience the "Grove" tailgating mayhem during family weekend!
Maddy is in her senior year and starting her college application process! John said we will visit when she narrows it down to her top 10!
Joe is fully recovered from the broken jaw and gets to play his first soccer game this weekend after spending a lot of time on the bench recovering!
Eliza is working hard and loving all the "one on one" with her daddy during homework time!
Most importantly, "To God be the Glory"! This is our family motto! John continues to tolerate his new chemo protocol with supernatural strength and deliverance! He received chem last weds. and biked 25 miles Thurs! No signs of tumor recurrence!
Here at the Esther home we continue to give all the glory to God that we have no fear!
Please continue to lift us up in prayer, this is where we place our hope and trust!!
Blessings and Thanks for the continued support and encouragement!
The Ether Clan

Prayers for Protection for the family

PLEASE PRAY FOR PROTECTION FOR THE ESTHER FAMILY! Joe broke his jaw in a tubing incident on the lake, and Windsor broke his heel and is wearing a boot. Pray against accidents, and pray for protection. Psalm 91 would be a good prayer for them! THANKS! Pray the bones would heal fully and quickly.

Pray that the new Chemo. will kill all bad cells, and that God would protect all the good cells and keep John's immune system strong, and body strong as well. Pray against side effects.

THANK YOU!

Summer of success!

The Esther family has had a summer filled with success and adventure!
John and Windsor floated the Grand Canyon!
Afterward, John had a quick visit to MD Anderson for a Parietal craniotomy for a small tumor recurrence. Someone suggested outpatient surgery the next time! He was D/C from the hospital 38 hours after surgery!
The boys and John set sail 3 weeks later in the Bahama's on a high sea adventure with the scouts. Priceless!
Today John is starting new chemo that will attack this tumor from a "different angle".
We are asking God for success and min. side effects! God has delivered over and over again for our family! God is good and He is sustaining us! Thank you! Thank you! Our prayers have been and will be answered!
Blessings!
Carol

today's surgery

as of 3pm today, John was in recovery, awake and alert, with no neurological deficits! They found a very small amount of tumor, and some dead tissue from radiation, that was removed. Carol says he looks great! THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS! please pray for a safe and healthy recovery , plus no fever issues.

Surgery on Wed. June 24th

Surgery is scheduled on Wed. June 24th at M.D. Anderson in Texas. Please pray for a good report, and a safe proceedure with excellent healing afterwards. Pray for their children, two which are home with Carol's mom , and two are away right now. THANK YOU!!!! Meals are all set for now!

New Plan of attack

Even though the scan read as a negative, there was still some area of concern. That being the case, John has decided to have surgery to remove anything of question at MD Anderson, next week. I will be contacting people for meals for the family. THANK YOU! Please pray! John and Carol have peace and are pressing forward with their faith in God to help them!

MRI and scan

the scan results were negative! Please continue to pray for God's healing power to permeate John's brain, and for protection of his immune system. Protection of the family this summer, lots of joy, peace, safety, and laughter to fill their days! THANKS!

MRI tomorrow...

PLEASE PRAY FOR JOHN...WED. A.M. AT 9:45 , he has his MRI....pray for a good report!

ALSO....pray for his trip with his son, and a friend, to the Grand Canyon, to go well, be full of smiles, and safe for all!

THANK YOU!!

Esther update

It has been a busy time and a joyful time for the Esther family! Maddy was a part of Healther Court at Highland Springs, and John was in his tux escorting her to her chair! Windsor graduated from Greenwood Laboratory School, and we all had fun celebrating his accomplishments! John is about to go on a Grand Canyon trip, hiking and rafting with friends and a guide, towards the end of the month. His MRI is scheduled for the end of the month.

Please pray for: a wonderful summer for the whole family! Protection for all of them, and especially John...for his immune system to be supernaturally proctected by the Lord...for the Chemo. to continue to do it's job, and for continued great MRI results! Love, joy, and peace for the whole family...and thank the Lord for the great help and reports!!! Thank you all!!!

prayer , love, and support

please continue to pray for all of the Esther family! Healing and peace for John, peace in hearts, joy, protection, wisdom, and direction for all! THANK YOU!!!

Thanking God over and over again! He is the Great deliverer! John's MRI was unchanged. No tumor recurrence! Thank You for covering him in prayer!

The Esther's had an escape from reality! We cruised the Western Caribbean celebrating John's continued successful treatment and Windsor's graduation this spring!
We are heading to the MRI at 1pm Wednesday and expecting good news.
Look for John out on the Farm roads on the Bicycle not the Trike!
Thanks for the blessing of your continued prayers and support! It keeps the smiles on our faces!

The Happiest and most blessed New Year!!

We have been celebrating non -stop since Dec. 15th and continue today.  God is Good!  John's MRI is clear. Duke said the " Chemo is on the Cancer and working".  Joe had his routine MRI that showed the lesion is unchanged and smaller in one image!!! 

This is the Esther clan at Windsor's Eagle Scout ceremony recently. All Smiles once again!!

Thank you for you encouragement and persistent prayers.  They are heard and God is delivering!!!

upcoming scan

John is having a scan this Friday 12-5 . Please pray for a clear scan, and for continued destruction of all cancer cells, and protection of the good cells....and for peace for all the family! THANK YOU!!!!!