Faithful Politics "The Battle of Jericho: From Gastroparesis to Brain Tumor"
This week Pastor Josh Burtram (Faithful Host) interviews his cohost, Will Wright (Political Host) who just returned back to his podcast seat after a harrowing medical endeavor with his 9 year old son, Jericho. On February 13th, Jericho was admitted to the hospital to undergo treatment and observation for a rare disease called Gastroparesis. This disease has left Jericho feeling nauseous, unable to gain weight, and as the doctor claimed, he was failing to thrive. The doctors at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) hospital knew this was a unique medical condition so they wanted to make this a case study. To begin they started with a brain MRI to rule out any psychological conditions that might have made it difficult for this young boy to tolerate and digest food adequately. What they found instead was a surprise to everyone. A rare posterior fossa brain tumor.
On this episode Pastor Josh talks with Will about this journey, how he processed this information about his first born child, and the toll its taken on him and his family. Will then takes some time to thank all of his friends, family, audience, previous guests and others for the love and support he and his family have received during this time.
This episode clearly doesn't focus on faith or politics, but the hosts thought it was important to memorialize this experience because of how rare it is. They hope that other families who go through this can feel comforted and know they aren't alone, and Will personally wants to make himself available to those who have young ones who may have either Gastroparesis or a brain tumor, as you'll hear in the episode how important community was throughout this experience.
If you'd like to support Will and his family, please consider giving a donation to the GoFundme account that was set up for Jericho: https://gofund.me/468a307b
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