Prayers

In the past month I've been told that two middle-aged men from the neighborhood where I grew up, men I've known practically my entire life, have cancer.  One of them is in the midst of treatment and doing fairly well.  The other hasn't been started on a treatment plan yet.  I can't even imagine what they and their families are feeling right now.  Even though I'm a nurse practitioner and have learned about cancer in school, it's still very, very scary.  Right now, I'm praying.  Praying for these two men to have the strength to fight back against cancer...praying for their families to stay strong and give them the support they need...and praying that one day there will be a cure for cancer.