Posted on 08/10/2007 8:28:12 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Doctor Feels It Can Be Cured
(AP) NEW YORK -- Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, who's leading the investigation into steroid use by baseball players, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to his law firm.
"The cancer is small, low grade, and localized, and can be effectively treated and cured," Mitchell's doctor Harvey Klein said in a statement released by the firm. "The prognosis is very good."
Mitchell, 73, said the diagnosis and treatment will not affect his baseball probe.
"The investigation, which is in its final phases, will be completed in the coming months and neither the substance nor the timing of the report will be affected in any way," he said in the release.
The former federal judge and prosecutor was hired by baseball commissioner Bud Selig in March 2006 to look into performance enhancing substances. Mitchell has not publicly stated a timetable for issuing his report.
The Maine Democrat entered the Senate in 1980 and rose to become majority leader in 1989. After leaving the Senate in 1995, he helped broker peace in Northern Ireland and investigated violence in the Middle East.
Now a New York resident, Mitchell is chairman of DLA Piper law firm.
And He is answering every day as my family is drawn closer to one another and closer to Him as a result of this health problem. Some other serious personal problems in our family's relationships have been resolved as a result of this situation. God often works in mysterious ways that we don't understand, and we are seeing that in this situation which no one wanted but may yet turn out to be a blessing in disguise that will have eternal consequences. Again, thank you for your concern.
He played Pere Bush like a Grand Piano. That's exactly my point.
You might be interested in seeing the prayer thread I started for him when he was diagnosed. Then a year ago we had another scare when his blood test came back positive for the second time, but see the update in post 211. Hope it encourages your faith and hope in what God can do.
Here's the thread: Prayer request for Daddy of 5
At least he didn’t hang around the Senate until he had to be wheeled out, a true rarity, even more so when you consider he was majority leader of the Senate at the time.
How selfishly un-Christian of you. I’ll pray for your heart to be softened to the suffering of others.
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Please know that I am praying. May God provide healing and comfort as needed.
Blessings,
trussell
If you want on/off my prayer ping list, please let me know. All requests happily honored.
You got it! Prayers up for your son and George Mitchell.
NEW YORK — Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to his law firm.
Mitchell, 73, said the diagnosis and treatment will not affect his baseball probe.
Wow, it’s bad enough when they just use the old rubber glove and the finger, I can’t imagine a baseball...
best post of the day
LMAO
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
through Your loving kindness I Affirm in faith that You are
now placing Your hand of healing upon epow's son. You know
the great concern his family and friends have for him. Know
Also of our love for You and our faith that You will grant
restoration and recovery to this one who is so dear
to so many people.
In Christs name,
Amen.
Praying for George Mitchell. May God bless and heal him.
TruthSetsUFree, I am typing this with tears on my cheeks after reading your thread and the updates concerning your BIL. His healing gives me even more confidence that my son's disease will be cured, and that he will soon return to his God-given role as father, husband, and breadwinner in good health. I realize that he, and of course all of us, are facing a rocky road for a period of time as he is just now beginning the series of chemotherapy treatments, but your BIL's experience is inspirational and gives us more confidence that Ken will beat this disease by the grace and mercy of our Father in heaven. He felt well enough today to go fishing with me and his kids, and we all just finished a dinner of 10 rainbow trout. It's funny how little things like that which we once took for granted seem so precious now.
The oncologists say that he may be able to get off chemo within 6 months if everything goes well. A PET scan last week showed that the cancer is confined to one lymph node in his neck and apparently has not spread. Thanks to God that it was caught in time to prevent it spreading to other organs.
Again, many thinks to all who have been so kind and gracious as to pray for us, I hope to see you all and thank you face to face one day when we are all gathered around the Father's throne. That's all I can say for now, the monitor screen is getting too blurry to read.
Jokar, I’m very sorry that I didn’t see your post before I wrote to the others who are also praying for my son. I really appreciate your concern and prayers as much as anyone’s, I just somehow overlooked your post. Please refer to #34 and add yourself to that list of recipients.
Thats how I remember him as well.
All the same, heres to a speedy recovery.
I wouldn’t wish cancer on Osama Bin Laden, let alone Senator Mitchell. I pray for his swift recovery, and a long healthy life.
“Hes one of the few Dems I can respect.”
Not if you lived in Maine. He helped decimate our paper industry.
Prayers out to Former Sen. George Mitchell and his family. God grant them the grace to accept his will. If Sen. Mitchell is not saved, I hope he introduces himself to Jesus Christ as soon as possible.
I join in urgent prayer for Mr. Mitchell!
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