Man, Medicine, and G*d
We’ve reached a pivotal moment in this long, uncertain road—one we dreamed about, prayed for, and fought toward with everything we had. After weeks of radiation therapy, daily supplements, nutritional changes, and countless prayers, we received the words we dared to hope for:
There is “no evidence of a cancerous tumor” on the MRI!
It’s hard to describe what this moment felt like. Relief, yes! Followed by excitement, trembling, tears, laughing, and an upset stomach all at once. Remember the pendulum? Gratitude that overwhelms us alongside the joy is something else—something harder to put a name to.
Good News Feels Guarded
We are thankful but cautious.
Hearing that there is no evidence of a cancerous tumor is exactly what we had hoped for and worked toward. It is good news! But it lands on a heart and body that’s been through six months of unrelenting trauma, and the weight of that doesn’t just lift overnight.
It’s hard to fully celebrate when you’re still carrying the exhaustion of survival. We’re grateful, but we’re also sooo worn out. Physically, emotionally, and spiritually. The ground still feels shaky. Even with the positive report, a part of us is still bracing for the next hard thing. (see last post.)
Six months of scans, appointments, side effects, waiting rooms, and difficult conversations leave bruises. You learn not to relax too quickly and live in tension, faith, fear, hope, hesitation, and right now, we’re somewhere in the middle.
We know this news is a gift, and we receive it with thankful hands. But we also recognize the reality: we’ve been changed. The trauma doesn’t vanish just because the tumor is gone. The healing now has to reach places beyond the body. The blanket has been ripped off, exposing all the things the Lord wants us to work on. Grief, anger, resentment, relationships, procrastination…
We're learning that trusting good news can be just as hard as bracing for the bad.
And so, we sit with this news thankful, cautious, and weary, but we’ve purposed to keep going, learning to loosen our grip on fear and let gratitude do its work. Lemme tell you, it’s not easy.
So, What Healed Troy?
Was it the radiation?
The supplements?
Keto, red light, sauna?
The body’s resilience?
The prayers?
The answer is: Yes to all of it!
Troy’s healing, at least in our experience, didn’t come from one single place. It came from everywhere. It came from medicine, human wisdom, divine mercy, the grit of science, and the grace of Gd.
The radiation played its part. It was a harsh mercy, targeting what did not belong, destroying cells all the while sparing hope. It was clinical, exacting, and emotionally & physically damaging and fatiguing.
The supplements and metabolic therapies also played a role. Chosen carefully and taken faithfully, designed to support Troy’s body under siege and strengthen it from the inside out. We adjusted everything from what we ate to how we moved, to what we avoided, and what we embraced. It was a daily act of tumor resistance!
And then there was prayer. Relentless, tearful, sometimes wordless prayer—ours and others’. Prayers that stretched across states, oceans, and timelines we’ll never understand. Prayers whispered in kitchens, cried in cars, texted in the middle of the day, scribbled in journals, and murmured in the early hours of sleepless nights. They wove a net around us and held us up when we were too weak to stand on our own.
We believe all of it mattered and played a role in our good news.
We don’t fully understand how the body heals, how cells respond to belief, how the unseen impacts the measurable so if you’re wondering how we got these results?
It wasn’t just one thing that brought us to this moment. It was everything. Every hand that held ours, every person who cooked a meal, every shared article, every forwarded name of a specialist, every person who spoke our name in prayer.
Everything we did.
Everything you did.
Everything Gd did.
Healing is sometimes slow and stitched together by hundreds of unseen threads.
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
—Psalm 147:3
This is the God we trust—not only the One who delivers healing, but the One who stays beside us in the slow, sacred work of restoring what’s been shattered.
And still, we are aware: the absence of disease is not the same as the fullness of health. That’s why this next season matters just as much as the one we just endured. Healing isn't behind us—it's ahead of us, too. We are just beginning!
The Road Still Ahead
Even though Troy’s completed radiation, we are now entering a new phase of care—metabolic and integrative therapies that aim not just to prevent recurrence but to rebuild what was lost in the fight. The one doctor we thought could help us couldn’t. She specializes in breast cancer, but referred us to another local doctor, and we’re scheduled this week. The goal is to get Troy detoxed from radiation and continue on a path to healing with the proper supplements and integrative therapies for long-term health.
This new phase isn’t about being reactive—it’s about being proactive and giving Troy’s body every tool we can to strengthen his immune system, detoxify from treatment, and rebuild cellular health. This journey is not over, and in some ways, the next steps will require even more patience, trust, and faith.
Please continue to pray with us. Pray not only for health but for peace, for the ability to believe the good news when it comes, for strength to keep going on the hard days, and that the Lord will provide everything we need for what’s ahead.
If you would like to support us practically as well, we’ve set up a space for donations to help with the costs of ongoing integrative treatment. Every gift, big or small, helps lighten the burden.
Thank you for standing with us—for believing when we couldn’t, for loving when we felt too weak to ask, for showing us the goodness of Gd through your compassion.
We are still in this, but so thankful we are not alone.
The total estimated goal we are trying to raise is $15,000. The GoFundMe states $6500. This is because this platform will build up to the goal the more it’s shared.
If you’d rather donate through Venmo (@StephanieHdb) or PayPal at sheconsiders@gmail.com, please email me through that email, and I’ll send you a receipt for how your donation was used.
Here is a list of treatments in order of importance.
IV Therapy. This is a priority! We are seeing a Naturapath recommended by a FABNO Doctor this week, who has this treatment available in her office. What’s FABNO: Naturopathic Doctors in Oncology. Successfully board-certified members are awarded the status of Fellow by the American Board of Naturopathic Oncology (FABNO). These Fellows meet the highest standards of the profession.
New Naturopath. $350 for the first visit, $158 per visit after.
There are several out-of-state options for FABNO, the nearest being Seattle, and we would see him through telehealth, starting at $2500.
We’re looking into an Integrative Oncology Center in Orange County, California. Troy would need to stay for at least two weeks. A $10,000 deposit must be made, and what’s not used during treatment will be refunded. Accommodations are not included.
We have an updated Troy’s Recovery List on Amazon. Thank you to those who have already purchased items! Many of these will help remove the toxins from radiation and will most likely change once we meet with a new NP.
Medical Bills
Canyon County Ambulance District, Run # 24-13902. $690.00
Anestesia Associates of Boise,Account # 8480598, $532.96.Need met, thank you!
Boise Pathology Group, Code ID: MSNID001 Access# 16989730-1-29 $354.00Need met, thank you!
Boise Radiology Group, Account # BRG748704, $479.00
Natrupath for palliative care. ($237)Need Met, thank you!Misc.
Rec Center Membership for muscle strength.Need Met, thank you!
Vibration Table for Lymphatic Drainage & CirculationNeed Met, thank you!As always, I’ll update you on our progress in meeting these needs. For transparency, you can click on the link above for the ambulance bill, and it should take you directly to the source, where you can contribute online using his account number.
All other links will be paid through donations.
To support our ongoing treatment journey, visit Troy’s GoFundMe. Your support means more than we can express in words.