It's Been A While Since I've Given You All An Update

[popsy]

More prayers up for you and your loved ones.

[Jamesl]

Continued prayers for you and your family, JP

[Keith]

JP, I haven't seen you in a couple of years, and I regret that. I always enjoyed talking with you at Bownanza and even the get-togethers before there was an official Bownanza. You are one of the original members here, and you are always a class act. I will be sending up prayers for you and your family. God bless you, my friend.

[biglew]

More prayers up for you and your family, JP.

[Rotney]

JP, as many have said, I don't know you. But you are a brother thru this website. I will pray for you and your family.

[Perkins7581]

Prayers for you and your family.

[WCB]

Still thinking of you brother

[Habanarrow]

Very sorry and sad to hear about this.
If you need anything as well, feel free to contact.
God bless sir.

[TxMedic]

Still praying for you, bud!

[bowhuntertex]

Still praying for you and your family brother.

[Halfmoon]

God Bless

[Rotney]

Hang in there brother

[Sneaky]

I wish I had better news, but my Wife and I went down to MDA last Thurs because I had not been feeling good at all and we needed to speak with them about starting Clinical Trials. A lot of you know my situation, but I'm sure some do not. Back in Jan of this year I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Bladder Cancer. It is terminal, very rare and there are no known cures.

This past Spring I made it through what was apparently some very heavy duty chemotherapy with virtually no side effects! I have also been using a nutritionist who had me on a supplement plan and it has allowed me to keep working full time and to be completely healthy for a bucket list family vacation. But about 3 weeks ago it started to creep up on me.

When we got here on Thurs they ran some tests and right as we started talking to the Clinical Trial people, they told me to go straight to the ER because my Creatinine levels translated to my kidneys functioning at about 6%!! Basically I was in Renal Failure. They also found blood clots in both legs and my calves feel ridiculously tight, where it has become difficult to walk.

I have also been in extreme pain, so the MDA staff has been trying to figure this out since Thurs. The other thing that sucks is that my boys have been at the house for the last 5 days.

So to make a long story even longer...right in the middle of an MRI on Fri afternoon, my wonderful oncologist shut it all down and sat down with us and told us the news. She said there was no point in continuing with any more tests, the cancer had come back with a vengeance. It has already spread to my pelvic area, lungs, around my heart and now it was time to start lining up Hospice and just to get back to Austin and enjoy my family and the rest of my life.

Her quote words were that it has gone from a "months to years" prognosis, to a "Weeks to Months" scenario. I've made my peace with my wonderful God, already received Last Rights and it's been great having this private time with my incredible, amazing Wife. This is such a bizarre situation to be in; but we are actually very prepared for when it happens.

I want to also take this opportunity to again thank you for all of your unbelievable generosity, the amazing outpouring of love and support and all of your prayers. TBH has been such a HUGE part of my life and I cannot express how much you all and this website has mean to me and my family.

I'll be posting and donating lots of stuff to "Pass It On". I'm sure I will see many of you over the next few weeks and my door is open at the house!

God Bless all of you.

J.P.

I don't know how far away we are from each other, but I'd be honored to cook you a meal fit for a king if you'd like.

[Leonhogboy]

Thoughts and prayers JP. I'm glad you got in the bucket list family vacation. The invite will always open if you want to smell the salt again.

Thank you for keeping my dad in your prayers, he is hanging in there. I hope to spend some quality time with him in Sept.

Hogboy

[CletusBodeen]

Continued prayers for you and your family.