Brad’s Story

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 In December Brad started noticing pain and muscle spasms in his torso area around his lower ribs.  It would be on the right side for awhile then the left.  Sometimes the pain would move to his back.  He went to his doctor and was given some muscle relaxers.  After trying these for a while without much improvement he went to a chiropractor.  He did have some curvature in his spine, but again the pain didn’t get any better only continued to get worse.  The Chiropractor encouraged him to get some testing done or see specialist.  He made an appointment for a specialist but before the appointment there was a day the pain was so bad he couldn’t walk without help so he asked the doctor to order an MRI.  The results of the MRI showed lesions on his bones.  Not at all the news we were expecting.   In the next couple weeks more testing was done and he was diagnosed with cancer called Adenocarcinoma of the lung.  The testing showed he has a small nodule in one lung with most of the disease having spread to his bones which is causing all the pain.

Newest Update

November 1, 2021

Journal entry by Shannon Brown —

Brads arrangements

Brad A. Brown, 48, Fairbury, died at 7:15 am Sunday, October 31, 2021 at his residence, Fairbury.

Brad’s funeral service will be held at 10:00 am Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at the Apostolic Christian Church, Forrest with Ministers of the Church officiating.  Burial will be in the Pleasant Ridge Twp. Cemetery, Wing.

Visitation will be 1:00 to 8:00 pm Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury and 9:00 to 9:45 am Wednesday at the church.

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