A Guest Post by Ann Johnston

A friend recently asked for prayer for the removal of a 'mass' in his chest. He was to have an operation if a further scan showed a positive result. Here's his latest report:

"I spent most of yesterday at the Alfred (Hospital) where I had a PET scan, followed by a series of procedures. By then the results of the scan were available and a cardio-thoracic registrar asked if he could have a word with me.

He had a rather coy look on his face. He explained that the results of the scan were confusing. In short, there was/is no metabolic activity. Whereas the scan had originally "lit up" several areas of cocern in the left lung and the lymph nodes at the bottom of the trachea, there was now nothing to cause any concern.

When asked what treatment I had undergone to remove the lung lesions, I said, "prayer". The response to that was comical..."