Why does it seem like some of the worst things happen to the absolutely most undeserving people? How many times have we seen a child with brain cancer, a single mother of three with terminal breast cancer doing all that she can to keep fighting for her family, or your own father diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. Unfortunately for us the later is the story for Mark, an amazing man, one of those undeserving individuals that should never spend a second of their life suffering for anything.

On Friday January 15, 2010 our father Mark was diagnosed with colon cancer while visiting the hospital for kidney stone pains; to push that knife a little deeper into our hearts we were also told that it has spread to his stomach and liver which are both inoperable.

The doctors sent him off for emergency surgery that occurred a couple days later where nine inches of colon was removed along with bits and pieces that were attached to his stomach. His recovery from the surgery was amazingly quick ( he passed three kidney stones while on the pain medication so he was ecstatic about that also ), and ten days later he was up and about like nothing had happened.

We need to meet with the oncologist to find out the details for the next phase of treatment, but we do know that it will include six months of chemotherapy where he will receive two day-long doses of the drugs pumped into his body through a port they installed in his chest.

We have reached out to everyone we know, and they have reached even further. Before www.prayersformark.com was built we had been tracking the prayers on a printed map and received at least one prayer from every state in the united states and more than twenty countries from around the world. Knowing so many strangers ( at the time ) were thinking about him, and took the time to say a little prayer, even for someone they didn't know is an amazing feeling that has made each day so much more enjoyable and easier.

Our spirits have been greatly lifted by all the support we have received and it is physically possible to see how much it has helped our father; to try and keep the high rolling, prayersformark.com was created for him to stop by and see how many people really do love and support him.

Thank you all for your support, love, and prayers, they have not gone unheard and have changed the lives of an entire family. If you would like to show your support stop by www.prayersformark.com and leave a little remark for him or our family, we would all greatly appreciate it. God bless you all, and may you and your family stay strong and healthy.