Dad | Kyle Chowning

Cancer Free?

Posted on18. Feb, 2009 by Kyle.

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Not totally, but enough to be pleased with the report. Tonight my dad got a call from his doctor to let him know that the pathology reports came back clear on his lymph nodes, which was the greatest concern. So we praise God that we don’t have to consider the consequences of cancer intruding his [...]

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The other side of Prostate Cancer

Posted on11. Feb, 2009 by Kyle.

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Around 8pm tonight, I finally got to talk to my dad. He’s tired, groggy and in a lot of pain. Surgery will do that to you I guess. The doctor wasn’t sure that he was able to resect all of the cancer. We’ll know for sure early next week when the tissue comes back from [...]

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Dad’s Surgery is at 8am

Posted on11. Feb, 2009 by Kyle.

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My dad heads into surgery tomorrow morning (Wednesday) at 8am to have his prostate and other potentially cancerous parts removed. Please be praying: 1. cancer will be removed entirely! 2. Doctor doesn’t find anything new and unexpected 3. Peace for my mom and she braves this one alone. Both my sister and I weren’t able [...]

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Now, we say goodbye to Mother Frances (hospital)

Posted on03. Dec, 2008 by Kyle.

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First of all, thank you all for your prayers and support of my dad. We, as a family, are elated that dad has made it through pneumonia, staph infection and surgery on his neck with flying colors. The best part is, after being told that he would remain in Mother Frances Hospital for the new [...]

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We say goodbye to the ICU

Posted on26. Nov, 2008 by Kyle.

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I just got word that dad is doing well enough to get out of ICU tonight! What does that mean? His staph infection is successfully being fought off by antibiotics, the swelling in his neck has gone down far enough to be able to swallow liquids again (food is still to come) and his temperature [...]

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Why I don’t give honor to the pain in my life

Posted on25. Nov, 2008 by Kyle.

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Too often, we take life for granted. We believe that we’re invincible—that nothing can or will touch us. Nobody would admit it, but that’s what we believe. Often times, when “life” hits, we hear people say, “I had no idea _________.” It’s then that the idea of an accident, cancer, seizures, death and even birth, [...]

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Dad takes a licking and keeps on ticking

Posted on25. Nov, 2008 by Kyle.

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Approximately 8:30am, Mom text messages me: Dad’s temperature has spiked; a new, resistant strain of bacteria has entered his body resulting in ICU isolation; suspect infection somewhere else in his body. That…is not the way to start your day. Just when you think things are getting better, they took a turn for the worse…or so [...]

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Update on My Dad

Posted on23. Nov, 2008 by Kyle.

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For those of you who know my dad, he’s an extroverted, life-of-the-party kind of guy. He’s the kind of guy who makes an adventure out of anything, and everything. Best of all, he’s my dad. A week ago, my mom called and said that dad was in a lot of unexplainable pain. The symptoms had [...]