Shultz Strong

As many of you know Clayton has been sick for quite a few weeks with what we thought was pancreatitis. After weeks of doing what we were told at home with no results we ended up back in the ER for the 3rd time last Wednesday. After a week and countless tests and not knowing anything, yesterday we received a confirmed diagnosis that anyone would dread. Today our final biopsy came back and changed the diagnosis to a higher grade more aggressive type. Clayton has cancer. To be specific We (we fight as a family and he wont be doing this alone) have Non Hodgkin's High Grade Burkitt Lymphoma. They came in after scanning his body and told us we also have CNS (Central Nervous System) Lymphoma in his brain. They are placing a port this morning and we will be moved to the Chemo pod. Tomorrow morning our chemo treatments will start. It will require us to be inpatient for 5 days then home for 2 weeks and back inpatient another 5 days for 6 months. We will have 8 rounds to start. Yesterday we told our children and shared the news with our closest friends and family while we tried to process all the information ourselves. Today we received more news and more to process. We are moving into uncharted territory very quickly but we do know that Cancer picked the wrong family to mess with! We ask that if you have experiences that you only share positive ones at this time as we are already scared and are really choosing to remain optimistic and lean on God. My sweet gentle giant will be here to watch our grandchildren grow up, we just have some mountains to climb first. We welcome visitors as it gives us a chance to laugh and have fellowship. We only ask that if you are in any way ill please love us from a distance. If anyone needs or wants to get ahold of us, feel free to contact me [phone redacted]. Clayton replies when he can but is often sleeping alot these days. We appreciate all of your support in this very trying time and love each of you!