A quick note about Trev's back....

Trevor had an appointment with his neurologist today and we got the exciting news that we are definitely not dealing with cancerous tumors! Praise the Lord! The reason Trev's had increasing pain in his lower back is because he has quite severe arthritis in the lumbar discs and the joints are in bad shape. Dr. Salih is going to perform a procedure that should help short term with this and if it does help, there is a secondary procedure that will work for a longer period of time. Obviously, arthritis doesn't heal, so Trev will be dealing with this condition (which will steadily get worse over time) for the rest of his life. The doctor told him that his spine looks like that of a 60-year-old that has been very hard on his body. Bummer.

Also, Dr. Salih told Trevor that he will never again drive truck and he'll be sending a letter to WCB to inform them that he will require re-training. Lafarge may choose to re-train him in an office position, but this seems quite unlikely. When Trevor asked his boss a few months back about the possibility of re-training, his boss told him that he would have to move, that there would be no position available in Medicine Hat. If Lafarge refuses to re-train him, WCB will help Trevor choose a suitable career and will pay for him to be trained.

And so, a couple of prayer requests.... First and foremost, that God would provide all the pain-control that Trevor needs. I'm a little worried that he will have a hard time with dependency, so please pray that God allows us to avoid that. Also, please pray that Trevor will be re-trained in a field that will not cause more damage to his spine and that he will be content with for the rest of his working days. Thanks for praying so faithfully that Trev wouldn't have cancer. This is a huge weight off our shoulders!