Answered Prayers for Cancer
My Brother's Tumors Have Stopped Growing
Eloise, Boise · September 18, 2025
This is the sender’s own account, sent to us after their prayer was carried in. It is not a promise that the same will happen for anyone else.
Dear Fr. Marco and your team, I sent a Holy Card for my brother Carlos. He was diagnosed with stage four cancer in his lungs and liver last year. The doctors said there wasn't much more they could do, and we were just trying to keep him comfortable. After his last round of treatment failed, I felt so helpless. I wrote down a prayer asking for peace for him and strength for our family, and I sent it to you. That was in early June. A few weeks after I received the photograph from St. Peter's, we got the results from his latest scans. The oncologist said the tumors have stopped growing. They haven't shrunk, but they are stable. For the first time in months, we have hope again. He is feeling stronger and has even been able to go out for short walks. I don't know what the future holds, but this pause feels like a gift. Thank you for carrying our prayer. It meant so much to know it was there.
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