Update September 3, 2026
Hey family and friends,
Since returning from Mexico almost two weeks ago, Rob has been experiencing breathing issues due to fluid in his lungs. Rob had a ct scan done yesterday to see what was going on. Unfortunately, the scans show significant cancer growth around and in his lungs with fluid buildup, involvement in the lymph nodes, and lesions on his spine.
This is incredibly difficult news for us. Please keep all of us in your prayers for peace, strength, and for healing.
"Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:25-26
"You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock." Isaiah 26:3-4
Update August 20, 2026
Hi all,
Rob had one treatment in Tijuana yesterday and we hope to be home today again.
Things went really well with the IVs and intratumoral injection. Since we started this 3 weeks ago, the largest tumor has shrunk by more than half. This is huge. This means his body is having the right response and the doctors were very happy and expect this to continue over the next month. Rob feels so much better than he has for the past several months, there is a significant physical difference. We are very amazed and so grateful to God for this blessing.
The plan is to go back in a month for hopefully the ablation procedure or depending what the scans show at the least another intratumoral injection. It will be a one day appointment for the ablation, but the doctors encourage him to take a couple days to rest before traveling back home again.
Thanks again for all the prayers and please keep them up!
Rob, Felicia, and Brooke
Update - August 9
Dear family and friends,
We are deeply grateful for your love and prayers over the past two weeks. God has truly blessed us through your support.
Rob has successfully completed two weeks of cancer treatment in Mexico, and we are thankful for the positive signs showing some progress already. He will return for a one-day treatment (intratumoral injection) in a week and a half, followed by local monitoring, and hopefully another treatment (microwave-ablation) in six to eight weeks if things continue to go well and the tumor shrinks further.
We are home again. Rob is very very tired and we were told to expect some of the side effects to last for a week or more. We are very thankful for the doctors and the care that he received in Tijuana at the clinic.
We have so much to be thankful for and are looking forward in hope knowing that our God sees and hears our prayers.
Rob, Felicia & Brooke
Update - Aug 1
Rob completed his first week of treatment here in Tijuana and we are thankful that things appear to be going well. To hear our doctor in Canada tell us they have no further treatment options, to coming here and experiencing the direct tumor treatments here gives us a lot of hope. We pray God will use this treatment for healing.
Next week is a repeat of what this week has been, treatment wise. Rob has been very tired and done alot of resting but overall hasnt experienced too many side effects yet.
Rob gets a break for the weekend and his doctor here recommended that he get some rest and Vitamin T: Tijuana, tamales, tacos & tequila!
So thankful to you all for all the support and love and for being part of the means for us to be here. God is good - all the time!
Update July 28, 2026
Hello all,
Coming to you from Tijuana, Mexico! Rob has now had 2 days of radiation treatment!
Monday morning, we were driven across the border from San Diego into Tijuana and it was a whirlwind of meeting the doctors, a CT scan, bloodwork, another CT scan, and radiation. This sounds like not much, but keep in mind this was at 4 different locations at different times through the day, so we got driven around alot.
Let's just say the traffic is different in Mexico vs our cities!
Rob will have radiation treatment everyday this week. The appointments are not long, but everyday there is also varying treatments of some sort or another along side. Today he got some B12 vitamin and NK cells via IV, plus a shot to boost red blood cells and something to protect his kidney.
Tomorrow he gets an intratumoral injection directly into his tumor to kill cells and to activate his immune system to fight against this tumor.
There have been no side effects yet, but he was told to lay low tomorrow and just rest his body after the intratumoral injection and expect some side effects.
We are so grateful to be here and actively fight against the cancer that wants to overtake Rob's body. We feel the prayers of all those around us in a huge way, for strength and peace in this time. Our God is great and He hears us. Please continue praying with us that He will use this treatment for Rob's healing.
Dear family and friends,
Our hearts are just overwhelmed and humbled with the love and care that we have recieved from all of you. This has been an unbelievable day for us, we hardly have words to express it. Our God is so good and He has used all of you to be such a blessing for us. Praise Him!
We feel as if we will have an army of prayer warriors with us as we go to Mexico. And frankly, we need that, so we are grateful to God for each one of you.
Any extra from this trip will go toward the next trip in 6-8 weeks. We aren't sure of the exact cost of that trip yet but the Lord willing, funds will become available, thanks to all of you!
Thanks again,
Robert, Felicia, and Brooke
Dear Family and Friends
Our prayers have been answered for a way forward and if all goes according to plan, we hope to fly to Mexico and be there for about 2 weeks for cancer treatment.
We have been approved for treatment at ICCA Global Cancer Center in Tijauna, Mexico. The treatment plan is somewhat aggressive but the cancer has become aggressive in the last several months and a radical treatment plan is required. the plan is to receive 5 rounds of radiation over a 2 week course. Once we are back home and the tumors have shrunk enough, we would head back to Mexico in 6-8 weeks for microwave tumor ablation.
Family and Friends, we are telling you all this and asking for your help. We have done the research, planning, and discussions through much prayer and talking with family, friends, and our naturopath. The cost for treatment is $32,500 USD per week or $65000 USD for the 2 weeks we are there. That works out to approximately $91,500 and would cover the cost of the two weeks of treatment plan. The Lord willing, we would travel back again in a couple months for follow up treatment, and it would be the same cost per week again. We plan to cover travel and accommodations ourselves but we are humbly asking that you prayerfully consider helping us out with this cost.
We have seen the Lord's abundant hand in our life and He has worked so many miracles in the past 14 years of our cancer journey already. Praise God! Our prayer is that his name will be glorified through our journey and please pray with us that God will bless these treatments and use them for healing.
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12
Thank you, Robert, Felicia, and Brooke
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