..for blogger/novice Gashwin Gomes’ father:

The cancer has (thankfully) not spread, but the tumor in his left lung is still pretty large and active. This Friday, he’s having surgery to have his entire lung removed. The operation will take place at Bombay’s Tata Memorial Center (one of India’s leading cancer research and treatment centers).

I’m flying to Bombay, leaving tomorrow (arriving late Wednesday night). I’m most grateful to the CSPs for letting me take 10 days off from the novitiate to be with my family.