Back in march I posted about the power of prayer and my night out with Mikey shooting pool. I just wanted to share a quick update.
It’s now been a little over 6 months since Mikey was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Back then he argued with the doctors that this was something he could beat. In Mikey’s heart “God has something bigger planned for me” was ringing loud and clear. He pushed the doctors to being an aggressive treatment of chemo and radiation, something the doctors felt was pointless. And it’s been a tough road. I’m sure there were days that Mikey thought giving up and dieing was a lot easier, something anyone that has traveled this road will agree. Chemo is brutal on the body and mixing that at the same time as radiation has got to push you right to the edge.
This past Sunday, Mikey returned to the worship team. Drumming with an energy that blew my mind. This is a guy who wasn’t supposed to make it to Easter let alone Father’s day. And yet here we are just a few days away from July and Mikey is back to doing the thing he loves, playing music and worshiping God.
To me this is a power message. There are so many things to take away from this. The power of prayer can not be dismissed here. Does God have something bigger planner? In my mind there is no doubt of that. There is a story to be shared here and I hope this summer to spend some time with Mikey, get some video put together and share it with the world.
For those of you that have been praying for Mikey and his young family, thank-you! Please continue to pray as this journey is not over yet, but with the love of God’s people and the faith to believe, I know Mikey is going to come out the other side of this. God does have something bigger planned and I know in my heart that it’s going to be amazing.

I was out tonight with a couple of friends for some billiards and beer. It was a great night to begin with because it was the first time out with Mikey since his diagnosis of terminal cancer. Terminal because after a rush surgery for a colostomy the doctors felt there was no point in proceeding with any form of treatment for the remaining cancer tumors and gave him just a few months to live. That was back in early January.
Now we approach the end of March and not only is Mikey not dead, his cancer is receding.
Back in January Mikey told the doctors that he wasn’t going down without a fight. That he knew God had bigger plans for his life than to get married in his mid 20s and father a new baby boy who was just barely 2 months old. No, for Mikey this is just the start of something bigger then him, something bigger then all of them. His family and friends gathered around him and prayed for him and his family daily, asking for a miracle.
He began chemo treatment and it has had it’s toll on him. Nashua, fatigue, and all the worst that can come from chemo. Add in a transfusion and other medication to help the rest of his body not give in to the chemo and other side effects.
This passed Monday Mikey was in for a progress report and a CT scan. The news was not just good, it was freaking amazing! There were 3 tumors being targeted, the largest on his liver, another on his kidney, and another that I can’t remember where he said it was because I was so fixated on the one on his liver that had been REDUCED in size by almost 50%.
I was dumb founded. Here I was out shooting pool with a guy that, according to doctors prognosis, should be dead now. But not only is he not dead, he’s getting better!
But the story gets even better. His sister-in-law in Denmark is getting married next weekend. A wedding that Mikey didn’t think he would ever get to see after his diagnosis. Not only are the doctors saying things are getting better, they’re saying he’s good enough to fly!
I know he’s not out of the woods yet, and there’s more chemo, surgery, and radiation is store for Mikey, but I am confident that through the power of prayer, we are going to help him get through this journey.
What’s the big plan for Mikey when he’s done? No one is sure yet. Mikey has a few ideas but he prays daily for God to reveal his plan to him. One of my favorite quotes that helped me through tough transitions in life is by Soren Kiekegaard “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Mikey is living his life looking forwards, one day at a time, and some time down the road I hope to be standing around a pool table having a beer with him and be able to look back and understand what it all meant.
Please pray for him.