My nephew joined the Navy for one reason and that was to be a SEAL. He started BUDS and made it to the day before Hell Week and dropped medically for severe stress fractures in his legs. While trying to heal for a second try, he got tired of waiting and went to an aircraft carrier. The SEALs there encouraged him to try again so he did. Unfortunately he again dropped due to the leg stress fractures.
He was very disappointed but finished out his enlistment. After the Navy he went to college. While in school he was diagnosed with lung cancer though he never smoked a cigarette in his life.
He has had every treatment known to man several times over the last few years, but this week he went into hospice. This young man has put up a very courageous battle. My family was afraid this would happen and we’re very sad to say the least.
I just ask to remember my nephew Jeff in your prayers.
I just lost an uncle to leukiema last month. This week I had an aunt diagnosed with lung cancer (we’re waiting to hear what stage it’s in). My wife is scheduled for surgery to have a brain tumor removed this summer (we’re hoping and praying it’s benign). And a close family friend was diagnosed in December with pancreatic and liver cancer.
My God. He’s a fighter, you know that. Encourage him to keep fighting!!
No matter how healthy we are, we’re still subject to Gods will. My wife had a full ride as a D1 athlete at OSU, doesn’t drink or smoke, and had cervical cancer at 26/27. He can’t fight fate. But he CAN fight the cancer!
Hearing stories like this kill me. Although it is not for me to understand, I will never understand why God takes those with such great potential too soon while the selfish and the worthless often live out long and pointless lives.
When that day comes (hopefully a long, long time from now), he will be able to go to God with his head held high from a life well lived.
Sorry to hear this. One of my God Sisters, also a non-smoker, was diagnosed with the same ailment last Novermber. They thought that she had a good chance of beating it because they had caught it early enough.
A couple of weeks ago I got word that they determined she was in Stage 4. Both her parents and some of her sblings were smokers so it’s a good chance she got it from them.
My prayers for your nephew and I hope his prognosis gets much better.
God doesn’t give us diseases and disorders. We bring them on ourselves, through pollution and chemicals and poisons, preservatives and radioactive tests and accidents. God may choose to intervene and help cure us and bring us to health, or he may not. But I firmly believe He hasn’t caused these afflictions; we have.
I’ll pray for Jeff and for your family OP. What a bad deal
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