Charley's Web Album - Just Updated

Charley's Web Album has just been updated through July 31, 2007. Feel free to take a look by clicking on the link on the left side of this page. Or you can click on: http://picasaweb.google.com/charley.cherng

Enjoy!

Prayer from Evie

Dear Heavenly Father, I come before you and lift Charley up to you. Thank you for being with him and his family so far. Thank you for their preasure souls and your Peace in their hearts. You alone are Worthy of all our praise. We worship You and give You all the Glory cause You are the one and only God, our LORD. You call us your children and gave us the right to talk and ask from You in Jesus name. So, here we are, to ask You for your healing upon Charley, knowing that You only can do it. Thank You for listening to us and you will do the best for him and his family. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.

Charley Hospitalized for Fever, His Appetite Returns!

Charley has been to the hospital twice in the last few days. On Sunday afternoon, after church, Charley went to the ER at Children's Hospital because of a low blood count. There, he was admitted to 6N and got a blood transfusion. Fortunately, Charley was able to go home just after midnight.

Yesterday (Monday) evening, Charley had a 39-degree fever. Nehemiah and Charley's cousin, Josh, took him back to Children's Hospital. Charley was admitted again for observation. He is still there, but should be discharged today.

GOOD NEWS! On Saturday, Charley began Dr. Jack Taylor's highly recommended Metabolic Assessment Program (http://www.biotor.com/). In just 2 days, his appetite returned! Charley has been asking for various foods...this is the first time in months! He had two dinners last night!

While it will be very beneficial for Charley to be able to eat (and not rely on his feeding tube), this creates a new challenge for Deborah and Nehemiah. With his feeding tube, Charley's parents have been able to control Charley's nutrition and have been giving him mostly blended fruits and vegetables. Now that Charley wants to eat, Dr. Taylor has suggested that Charley only eat organic foods and limit his sugar and flour intake. The challenge will be finding tasty recipes (and the time) to make for Charley.

Charley had a bath in the hospital last night and declared that he felt "SO COMFORTABLE!" Praise God for bringing this feeling to Charley, even in a hospital room!

Prayer Requests:
* Charley's body will continue to respond to the chemotherapy so that his bone marrow can be cleansed.
* Charley's growing appetite will cause him to maximize his nutrients.
* Deborah and Nehemiah can obtain the resources necessary for Charley's new diet without issue. May they have the means to pay for these costly foods and find assistance with making food for Charley.
* Deborah and Nehemiah can have some time to feel relaxed...perhaps in the form of a warm bath that Charley said was so comfortable!

Update from Linda and Pastor John's Sharing

Hello Friends,

Our family had a chance to visit with Charley Thursday afternoon. Our kids enjoyed drawing/coloring with him and watching some new TV shows. Charley really enjoys other children and feels at home with them right away. Charley would get quite uncomfortable at times with pain in his belly, being tired, and feeling hot. As I prayed for his stomach pain I thought how brave he is and how loved he is by both his parents and His Heavenly Father.

The Cherngs are currently getting daily blood work reports. The best news is that his blast count and WBC went down today after the first dose of chemo yesterday which indicates the chemotherapy is helping. The WBC decreased from 16,000 to 8,800 while the blats in peripheral bloods dropped from 11,234 to 3,680. Deborah and Nehemiah are pursuing dietary and nutritional therapies. Charley is handling the NG tube feedings better now with a new pump. Deborah works very hard to blend/puree his special diet as well as to get up three times a night to feed Charley (he is able to sleep through).

Continue to pray for the Lord's gracious hand upon Charley - for healing, to ease any pain in his belly and legs, effective dietary changes.
Pray for peace, guidance and financial provision as they seek alternative therapies. Ask for rest for Deborah and Nehemiah and whatever support they need.

Thank you for standing with them.

In His hand,

Linda

Pastor John’s Message:
Pastors John and Leigh visited Cherngs Thursday morning. In addition to praying for Charley, Pastor John led a fellowship with the parents. This was a refreshment to Deborah & Nehemiah in the midst of managing the crisis. The parents are nourished by the following sharing:

1. We are the salt to world:
a. Charley has been the salt to the body of Christ.
b. Church is the salt to Charley and the family. Each member’s prayer and care add up the salt ingredient until it radiates the flavor through the trial of Charley’s illness.

2. Treasures in Jars of Clay. II Corinthians 4:7-13 (Holy Bible).
The Cherngs are “hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” The joy of hope of Charley’s fighting leukemia is our strength.

3. The thorn in Paul’s flesh & God's Grace is Sufficient. II Corin 12:7-10.
Charley has disease which is attached by Satan. Nevertheless, “My grace is sufficient for Charley, for my power is made perfect in weakness” and “Christ’s power may rest on Charley” (12:9). This is the personal testimony of Apostle Paul, one of God's greatest servants.

CHARLEY NEEDS YOUR PRAYERS

Dear Friends of Charley,

Charley's challenge just got tougher. Charley spent last night in the hospital because of on-and-off fevers. His spleen and liver are still enlarged and his blast levels are getting worse. Charley's bone marrow test results show 78% blasts in his bone marrow and 35% in his peripheral blood.

Charley's parents also learned that the clinical trial they were waiting for is permanently closed to patients with leukemia. Instead, Charley will receive a low intensity chemo treatment at the clinic and at home as an attempt to slow down the progression of the leukemia. In the meantime, Deborah and Nehemiah are looking into nutritional means of helping Charley.

Fortunately, Charley is on his way home now and certainly will feel happier there than in the hospital. However, today has been a tough day for Charley and his parents, grandmom and those who are hands-on helping Charley's family. Charley and his family need you and your prayer group to pray for Charley's recovery.

Prayer Requests:
* Continue to lead Charley on the road to win the battle of fighting leukemia. Lord, your power is greater than any and we pray that you heal Charley.
* Please provide Deborah and Nehemiah with a clearer path as they work to help their son through integrated treatments.
* Bless Deborah and Nehemiah with the all that they need from their family and friends. They were so fortunate to have a dear friend by their side today. We pray that you continue to bring support to them.

Update from Madeline

Hi my friends,

I know that so many of you always remember Charley in your prayers, but if you could, would you drop in another prayer for him tonight?

For some unknown reason he has been fighting a fever all day today (Sunday)...quite high this morning (39.7C/103.4F) later on (38.5C/101.3F) and then 37.6C/99.6F. The doctors don't want to fool around with this and Nehemiah is bringing him in to Children's Hospital Emergency Room right now. (9:30 pm) The doctors want to be able to treat him there.

The parents have not heard any results from the bone marrow test which was done on Friday. The spinal tap test came up negative, but they still do not know why he has numbness around his chin.

Thank you so much for your prayers.
Maddy

Update and Prayer Request from Maria

To Charley's Friends and Family,

Charley's dear cousin, Maria, has been with Charley for four weeks, but went home last night to start summer camp. Nehemiah writes:

Maria has gone home with parents yesterday evening after her 4-week stay. She will start 4 weeks of camp next Monday. The contribution of her care on Charley is marvelous. She and Charley embraced together prior to her departure. Before her coming, she was not sure she could help Charley as Charley needed. Her dad, Eric, told her to just treat it as mission work and ask Jesus helps you. Last Friday night, we had bedside prayer. Maria thanked the Lord let her meet many wonderful people, including Mrs. Le and Mrs. Figueras. She is also thankful for making an intimate friend with Charley. Charley was touched so he requested to say a prayer afterward for the healing of someone special to him.

The following was written by Maria on Friday, July 20, 2007:

Dear Charley’s friends,

On Monday Mrs. Le came to see Charley and brought us all to the Hebert Candy Mansion in Shrewsbury. She bought us ice cream and i got Monster Mash and cherry moose tracks, Jennifer got monster mash and so did Mrs. Le. I had the greatest time at the candy mansion. After that we went to the Christmas Tree shop. There I got my very first pair of Crocs and Charley got two CD'S. One was about dinosours and the other one was about addition. The CD'S were songs about the subject. My crocs were dark blue. I also got Crocs pins for them. I got two puppies and two panda bears. Charley has crocs too and they are light brown, tan. He also has pins too, two Mickeys, two penguins and two hearts.

One day I had bad belly pains, just like Charley has sometimes. So Deborah gave me some medicine, but it was a pill...I had never taken a pill before. I was scared, but because I was so inspired by Charley I just took it. YES! my very first pill ever reached my body!

Today (July 20th), Charley had some procedures at Children’s Hospital. It all went well. You see, all they really did was taking samples of Charley's bone marrow and spinal fluid. We hope you pray that the tests come back good.

Please pray for Charley's spleen and liver shrink back to their normal sizes and pray that Charley's chin numbness is just a sign of detoxification and not his cancer coming to his chin area.

Bye!
Maria Latta (Charley's cousin )

Good News?

Yesterday, Charley had his bone marrow aspiration and his spinal tap. Last night, the doctor called with preliminary results for just his spinal tap, which did not find any leukemia in his spinal fluid.

Praise the Lord!

The bone marrow test results will be posted as soon as Deborah and Nehemiah talk to the doctor.

Update from Madeline Figueras

Hi my friends,

I have a mixed message about Charley...what we can see and what we can't see. He looks strong and healthy. I was over there last Friday and on Monday. Charley and his cousin were on his deck playing with a bubble machine and chasing and catching bubbles. Charley's cousin, Maria, has been staying with the family for the last few weeks. God certainly sent a special blessing to Charley and his family when Maria came to stay with them. I think she is 8 years old (maybe 9) and she and Charley play together all the time. She is just so gentle, kind and considerate. They are such good friends.

I talked with Charley's mom this afternoon(Thursday). They went to Boston yesterday for Charley's red blood transfusion. He has had swollen lymph glands in his neck which have been painful for him. His WBC is 4000, Charley's count is usually lower, so they want to investigate this, his glands, and his liver and spleen. I asked his mom if there was anything I could do, and she said, "Pray."

.... all things are possible with God.

Maddy

Bone Marrow Test, Intrathecal Therapy This Friday

This Friday, Charley will undergo a bone marrow test and intrathecal therapy at Children's Hospital. Both may indicate the cause of Charley's recent enlarged spleen and liver, and the frequent numbness and pain in his chin. Through the intrathecal therapy, doctors will insert chemo into Charley's spinal fluid to stop and/or prevent any central nervous system involvement in leukemia.

There is a chance and a hope that Charley's symptoms are part of the healing process, as the destruction of cancer cells can be toxic.

Please pray that Charley remains brave in his fight as he deals with these tests on Friday. Please ask the Lord to be with his doctors as they work to find the best treatment plan for Charley.

Fundraising Update

Friends of Charley,

The Cherng family continues to feel grateful for the generous donations of so many - from close friends and family members, from those who have been through similar cancer treatments, and from others who don't know Charley at all. With your donations, Deborah and Nehemiah are able to continue their non-stop devotion to Charley's health. Please continue to pass along Charley's donation letter and prayer requests so that Charley's care can be as smooth as possible. (If you need a fundraising letter sent to you, please contact ErinLe@Alum.Dartmouth.org.)

The following is an update of the June 25 fundraising list that was originally posted on July 2. From June 25 to July 8, 2007, a total of USD$1,987 was collected, making the total of all monetary donations USD$36,862. This list also contains an additional category to recognize those who have donated "Foods and Miscellaneous" and another table to recognize "Churches & Organizations" who support Charley in prayer, consultation and fundraising. All newly listed donors are marked in green.

Table 1. Donor List (Version 1.2; As of 7/9/2007)

Donor Name	Town	State
A. Fund Donation through FUMC
From May 5 to 21, 2007
H. Jack Adams	Westborough	MA
Susan Foster	Westborough	MA
Karen McKelvey	Westborough	MA
Janet Molter	Westborough	MA
John Spritzler	Brighton	MA
Yuru Chou	Flushing	NY
Courtney & Michael Sams	Westborough	MA
Geoffrey & Christine Coffman	Hopkinton	MA
Barry Peskin, D.D.S.	Brookline	MA
Jenny Han	Brookline	MA
Xiaoyu Weng & Hong Xu	Raleigh	NC
Yeong-Chang Hwang & Chia-Li Tang	Bedford	MA
Kohichi & Shirley Tamura	Yokosuka	Japan
	Seattle	WA
May 22 to 27, 2007 (matching fund begun)
Shing Chang	Kirkland	WA
Liang-Min Wang	Northboro	MA
Peggy Sheng	Secaucus	NJ
Loh Trust, Dana & Horace Loh	Little Canada	MN
Chi Ming Lee & Wan Kei Chang	West Chester	PA
Yuan Lin	Bethesda	MD
Fang Liu, Center for Advanced	Piscataway	NJ
Biotechnology & Medicine
Chung, Fung-Lung & Judy	Rockville	MD
Jerel Slaughter & Nicole P. Yuan	Tucson	AZ
May 28 to June 3, 2007
Tien Hung Truong & Hue Tinh Quach	Flushing	NY
Jeffey	Clinton	MA
Jian Jian Li	West Lafayette	IN
Jeanny & Dang Lee
Sun Tam & Maria Sui Ho	Westborough	MA
Angelina Li	Omaha	NE
Kenneth & Irene Chan	Dublin	OH
Jiunli & Haishan Jang	Exton	PA
Tien Sze Benedict & Maria He Yen	San Francisco	CA
Qin Lin	Malden	MA
Ya Chi Lee & Ms. Sai Yan Feng	Brooklyn	NY
Jyh Yeuan Gong & Yung Yang Tu
Kin M. Luk	Oakland Gardens	NY
Daiyi Tang	Saint Paul	MN
Pi-Hsis SU & Yin-Shan Tai	Fargo	ND
June 4 to 10, 2007
Yung-Chi & Elaine Cheng	Woodbridge	CT
Stephanie & Peter Choo	Cambridge	MA
Derrick, Cara & Jessica Yip	Bayside	NY
Paula Britto Vaz	Lexington	MA
Douglas & Cynthia Wilkening	Lowell	MA
Yee Hang Yam	Levittown	NY
Frank & Marie Lee	Acton	MA
C. Frank & Ann Shen	Yardley	PA
June 11 to 17, 2007
Lu-Hai Wang	Paramus	NJ
Kwongyim Ang	Worcester	MA
June 18 to 24, 2007
Annette Chan	Piedmont	CA
Michael Nientse Chang & Tessie Mary Che (matched fund donor)	San Diego	CA
June 25 to July 8, 2007
Brown, Diana	Sebastopol	CA
Chen, Chung Pin & Liu, Shwn Huey	Madison	CT
Weichi Liao & Sueihua Pan	Mundelein	IL
Up to July 8, 2007 Donation not through FUMC
Chen, Timothy Feng ping	Arlington	TX
Li, Joseph KK	Logan	UT
Bai, Hechun (白鶴春, 張玉貞)	Beijing	China
Weng, Jianren & Zhang, Hui	Boston	MA
The National Children’s Cancer Society	St. Louis	MO
Grace Baptist Church	Hudson	MA
Mercurio, Francine M.	Worcester	MA
Sister Roseta	Worcester	MA
B. Dietary Supplements & Herbal Medicine, Professional Service
Hsu’s Ginseng Enterprises (Tony Guo)	Wausau	WI
Green Valley Group (綠谷集團, Chairman Lu)	Shanghai	China
Lin, Zhi Bin (林志彬)	Beijing	China
Guan, Pingfei	Cheshire	CN
Wang, Liz	Toronto	Canada
Peng, Nancy	Toronto	Canada
Yeastern Biotech (益生生技, Jody Chen)	Taipei	Taiwan
Liu, Jin	Waltham	MA
Lu, Weidong	Boston	MA
Sun, David	New York	NY
Huang, Teresa (黃國儀)	Kaohsiung	Taiwan
Healthbanks Biotech(台湾生宝公司;章修纲董事长, Wei-Chun Chen, John Lee)	Taipei	Taiwan
Liu, Shiqi	Sudbury	MA
Zee, Lynn	New York	NY
Mei, Zifang & Wang, Rita	Cambridge	MA
Vivian Fang	Shrewsbury	MA
Caryn’s Lawn Service (Caryn Figueras)	Paxton	MA
Dao, Charles		MA
C. Foods and Miscellaneous
Bai, Hechun (白鶴春, 張玉貞)	Beijing	China
Le, Erin & Phuoc	Brookline	MA
Wilford, Brain & Paulina	Carlisle	MA
Latta, Eric & Li	Cheshire	CT
Figueras, Madeline	Shrewsbury	MA
Taylor, John & Nancy		MA
Choo, Peter & Stephanie	Cambridge	MA
Shi, Linda	Shrewsbury	MA
Jang, Haishan		PA
Ng, Jiuan & Chien, Judy	Cambridge	MA
Kuo, Yuchuan	Arlington	MA
Xia, Yuan (夏琰)		China
Zhang, Jian & Argent (張堅, 張雲帆)	Shanghai	China
Lu, Linda		MA
Pilling. Len & Janet	Westborough	MA
Shrikant, Savant & Sapna	Shrewsbury	MA
Anderson, Elaine	Shrewsbury	MA

Table 2. Churches & Organizations support Charley

First United Methodist Church	Westborough	MA
Grace Baptist Church	Hudson	MA
Cultural Regeneration Research Society	Vancouver	Canada
Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America	Bethesda	MD
Bio/Pharm Division, SCBA		NJ
Taiwan Friends Mission Chiayi west-gate Church嘉義西門貴格會	Chiayi	Taiwan
Chinese Gospel Church of Worcester	Worcester	MA
St. Mary of the Hills	Shrewsbury	MA
Chinese Gospel Church of MA	Southborough	MA
Chinese Entrepreneurs Association	Acton	MA
Quincy Chinese Church of Nazarene	Quincy	MA
Apostolate of Devine Mercy and Healing	Worcester	MA
United Methodist Church	Taipei	Taiwan
The Mission Church	Roxbury	MA
Chinese Association of Healing Rooms	West Warwick	RI