Category: Letters from Shawn
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The fight is over
At 1:06 a.m. today, Shawn ended his fight and went to be with Jesus. Thank you for your continued support and prayers for the entire Kuykendall family. Please look here for updates in the coming days.
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‘I need God more than ever’
Please take the time to check out The Washington Post’s profile of Shawn. Read the full story here Our favorite excerpt: Kuykendall told bad jokes — “What did the fish say when he ran into the wall? Dam.” — and the whole room erupted in laughter. Yep, WaPo nailed it. Love you, buddy.
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Shawn is starting a new round of chemo
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. Tomorrow I am back in for another round of Chemo to see if we…
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Post Chemo 6 Update: God is Good
Got some really encouraging news this round. The mass has shrunk by over 50%. It was originally 7.9 cm at its widest point when we first discovered it. As of September 24 the mass had shrunk to 4.3 cm. It is now even smaller. Praise God that the chemo has been working to kill the…
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Update from Shawn
I want to take a moment to praise God for his blessing on me in this process. We got some positive news last week from the scan. The mass in my chest is continuing to shrink. This is great because it means that I’m responding to the chemotherapy. We will have 1 more round of…
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Shawn takes on Round 5 of Chemo
Chemo… Round 5. I’ve been in good spirits throughout the process (from all the support and God’s grace). Each of the last rounds I wasn’t overjoyed but had an athletes mentality like… “Let’s Go… Have to do it… No excuses.” And while I have certainly been gaining strength and feeling better after each round, I…
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Thank you
I want to thank everyone who came out to the Juggle-A-thon. It truly was one of the most humbling nights of my life. What a blessing to see so many familiar faces as well as new ones coming to support (someone they don’t know). I feel like there aren’t words to describe my gratitude. This…
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SHAWN TALKS ABOUT ROUND 3 OF CHEMO
Another long day at Georgetown University Hospital, but on the whole an encouraging day for sure. The day starts with an 8:30 am appointment with my doctor to monitor my progress and to draw some blood to check if my levels are healthy enough for chemotherapy. At around 10:00 amwe head over to the Infusion Center to check…
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COME PRAY WITH SHAWN
WHERE: The National Cathedral (Resurrection Chapel) 3101 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington, DC 20016 WHEN: Wednesday, August 14, 12:00 p.m. WHAT: Come for prayer… worship … or just to be silent before God. And if you can’t be there, take 10 mins to come before God in humble request. He wants us to lay our burdens before…
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Shawn talks about round 2
I had my second round of chemotherapy on July 25th. For those who aren’t as familiar with this process, chemotherapy is strong medicine that attacks cancerous cells. And not only does it attack the cancer, it also attacks the body’s good cells. In short, it kicks your butt. The first few days are filled with…
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