Bedside Photo
Still smiling through it all! We love you, Joshua and the Casteel family. - Chad
Prayers for Joshua
[Reposted from CaringBridge] I’m writing this with a very heavy heart as this may be our final plea for prayer for God’s healing for Joshua. As you know he was in the hospital for 10 days with Pancreatitis and came home still filled with the 22lbs. of fluid they pumped into him. He was not […]
Brief Update
I wanted to post a short update to this long-dormant site, for those of you who might not be following on CaringBridge or Facebook. Joshua has checked back into the ER in New York. His condition has taken a step back in the last few days. I know that he and his family would cherish […]
Chemo and Radiation
Hi – this will be a quick update but I did want to let you know that Joshua started a chemotherapy regimen on Friday and today he begins another 14 day course of radiation on two spots on his spine. We are praying that the radiation provides some pain relief. For the last 8 weeks […]
A Quick Switcheroo!
Hopefully this doesn’t cause too many problems, but we’re going to switch back to Caring Bridge temporarily. The updates come out quite a bit faster (I don’t usually get my updates til the following day on this website), and with Josh’s current condition it is nice to know people are getting the info/prayer request/etc. soon […]
thank you
I just want to say thank you to those of you who have recently written in response to Joshua’s latest battle with pain and now his surgery. I’m reminded of Moses in the scriptures who had his arms held up to keep blessing and victory flowing to the Israellites, but I think we are being […]
Week’s Lesson…Stay Flexible!!!
Well, this am. I got a call from Dr. Seigal’s office letting us know that Joshua’s surgery time has been changed again. (I heard Dr. Seigal is very very busy and if I were him I’d rather be out to dinner with my wife than in the operating room anyday). So the new time is […]
Change in Surgery Date
Just wanted to let everyone know that there’s been a change in the date of Joshua’s surgery. Instead of Thursday at 5, it will be Friday at 5-ish. The Dr. had a conflict in schedule. So everything else is the same…we’ll check into Mercy Hospital at 1:00 and have the afternoon to get him prepped, […]
Surgery…and hopefully relief and healing!
Today Joshua and I met with Dr. Seigal, a neurosurgeon, to talk about his latest MRI which showed cancer on his spine in the lumbar region, the source of his most recent pain. Unfortunately by the time we had our appointment he was in a lot of pain. We had been worked into the doctor’s […]
One down…one to go! (important appts. that is)
Wanted to pass on that we went to the cardiologist today and Joshua had an echocardiogram to make sure everything was ok in that department. (his heart was racing at a former appt.) Even tho the we haven’t gotten the official report the tech said she couldn’t see anything out of the ordinary that she […]
2nd full round of radiation…FINISHED!!!
Hi Everyone! Its Naomi again. Its been quite a while since I have posted an update, so since I have new photos and video of Josh to upload, I thought it was high time to say a hello! Ever since Joshua stopped teaching and our weekly trips to Chicago were eliminated its become harder and […]
Prayer for pain relief…
I just wanted to ask everyone to keep Joshua in your thoughts and prayers right now because his hip, leg and lower back pain have gotten pretty bad. For the first time in quite awhile we’re back on the pain med Dilaudid. And today the DR. encouraged him to go up on the dosage so […]
Unmentioned Request & Pulmonologist Report
Just a quick report (really) because I have to get up early for an appt. in Ia. City tomorrow. Today was a day of appointments…massage for Joshua which was great. Really helped his aching bod…she let up on the pressure and he said he felt better after this one than any of the previous ones. […]
Belated Update…Appointments galore/New hurdles
We’re sorry it’s been awhile since the last update, but with the addition of radiation everyday and then the usual physical therapy, massage, Dr. appts. both in CR and Ia. City VA, along with the usual duties of juicing, trying to find time to catch some short naps, fixing meals, and food shopping to name […]
An unexpected Answer
A new update just to let you know what we found out about Joshua’s hip problem. Rehabilitation didn’t want to deal with it since they didn’t order the MRI so they referred it back to our oncologist who then sent the scans over to the radiologist. They decided that they have to go by the […]
Go Team Josh!
A little solidarity from the men in the family. James was the newest “recruit.” He was so excited to make his video for Uncle Joshy! (the link should take you to the video but I’m having some difficulties linking up to it. So if it doesn’t work know that I am working on a solution!!!) http://www.facebook.com/v/3724735561027
He is Risen…Our only hope!!!
Happy Easter Everyone…We hope yours was a blessed reminder of the Hope we have in this life and the next because Jesus conquered death. And our hope is also that by conquering death he conquered life and all that might come at us. He is not only in control (sovereign) but with us through it […]
Ups and Downs…Such is Life!!
Just a quick note to let you all know both the ups and downs of our last 2 weeks. We’ll start with the ups. Since Joshua developed this hip/groin/leg pain that can be severe at times, we’ve had to pray for miracles to allow him to do the things that are important to do. Saturday […]
NEW Auction Items!!
We have a couple new auction items available. Stop by each day and see whats new! http://www.32auctions.com/organizations/3069/auctions/3470?reset_filter=1
