<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mike's Health Journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike's Health Journey]]></description><link>https://www.fightlikemike.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:23:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.fightlikemike.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Strong and Courageous]]></title><description><![CDATA["Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly more than we ask or think, according to the power that works in us." Ephesians 3:20 38 days of massive internal bleeding. Over 90 transfusions. Metastatic cancer. Pain. One failed procedure after another. None of those things sound like "abundantly more". None of those things sound like answered prayers. None of those things sound like blessing. But I can tell you that we have truly experienced a presence, goodness, and grace far beyond...]]></description><link>https://www.fightlikemike.com/post/strong-and-courageous</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa5c3e91be24c419fd1b978</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 22:38:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a1c11a_026d6f6dbe8748449cb8db8710038051~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julia Kurschner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes God Holds Back]]></title><description><![CDATA["You need to put your affairs in order. The scope didn't go as planned and he's bleeding out.” ”There aren’t any more procedures or surgeries we can offer that can fix this.” “Emory and Vanderbilt both said no to a transport.” “There aren't any options left. You need to have some hard conversations and make decisions regarding life support." It's nothing short of miraculous that despite hearing one piece of bad news after another this past Saturday, a deep, unwavering peace settled over both...]]></description><link>https://www.fightlikemike.com/post/sometimes-god-holds-back</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a99aa6f3f51da93f340ec4a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:55:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a1c11a_45cedfd62f08402baa74d58c5b445925~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julia Kurschner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[His Strength Is Made Perfect In Our Weakness]]></title><description><![CDATA[24 transfusions. 7 procedures. 3 long hospital stays. This month has been the hardest of our lives. Not only has Michael endured the ongoing internal bleeding and our family has been separated, but we have been hit with one painful thing after another. The cancer has grown. The procedure didn't work. You're not going home any time soon. There may be a new malignant mass. Your brother/brother-in-law is in heaven now. A potentially life-changing surgery is probably your only option. But yet...]]></description><link>https://www.fightlikemike.com/post/his-strength-is-made-perfect-in-our-weakness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8bbbe116311e2343198e82</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:30:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a1c11a_565b827bbf9d426b85d3e79d205a27cd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julia Kurschner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shock and Peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s been three weeks since Michael was in the ICU and he was recovering well at home. As hard as it is for him to be still, he listened to his medical team and took it easy so his body could heal. When he had the first procedure done, we were told that after the initial three days, this kind of internal wound does not reopen. He would be able to get his hemoglobin back up and not worry about recurrence. However, Michael started bleeding internally again a few days ago. They will put him...]]></description><link>https://www.fightlikemike.com/post/shock-and-peace</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a75c43ddcfbc079ab2abf05</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:14:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9e773d_12a7b3c94edb4fd9a8c18c5aeb6f086b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_863,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julia Kurschner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitals and Hiccups]]></title><description><![CDATA["No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what He had promised." (Romans 4:20) While this passage is speaking of Abraham, it's a message for us today, too. Like Abraham, we can choose to allow trials, hardships, and what feels like a delay of a promise to weaken or strengthen our faith. God may feel like He moves slowly in our linear, one-sided viewpoint, but His timing is always...]]></description><link>https://www.fightlikemike.com/post/hospitals-and-hiccups</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5e5cf36adee9ecb160d32a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:30:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_1d9572263d054b8dbd80e7b83a09ce84~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julia Kurschner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fast and Pray]]></title><description><![CDATA[“So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty.” Ezra 8:23 I’ve been reading through the book of Ezra, and oh, what a man of God! He was a great example of leaning on God’s power and wisdom over “our own understanding”. Ezra had the responsibility of leading a large group of Israelites back to Jerusalem, and before leaving, Ezra told the king, “The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are against all those who...]]></description><link>https://www.fightlikemike.com/post/fast-pray</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a29dc6a5dee6d736f2381ec</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:25:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a1c11a_54b682d406514cf4a7f1efbef969aa64~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julia Kurschner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rest and Repeat]]></title><description><![CDATA[We didn’t intend to take a nearly three-week hiatus from an update, but with all the end-of-the-school-year activities and the calendar implosion that is the month of May, it definitely took a back burner. But rest assured—no news has been good news. :) “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33:14 Rest has been the unspoken theme over here. Well, maybe not for the bustling house of boys or the calendar events that won't quit, but we have all been making space for...]]></description><link>https://www.fightlikemike.com/post/rest-and-repeat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0e362996905735bfe79741</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:01:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a1c11a_131ace769a3d466f9f8d23ea324af95f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julia Kurschner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jehovah Rapha | Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[“And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭19‬ ) God is good. He is gracious, He is merciful, He is kind. And He is my healer. As I approach the final day of my first 21-day treatment, looking back, it’s been quite overwhelming to say the least. I have also been humbled by the show of love, support, prayer, encouragement, kindness, and generosity. The Lord has used His church in so many ways to be His hands and feet and my...]]></description><link>https://www.fightlikemike.com/post/jehovah-rapha-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f8dfee2b67713680c393e5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 18:17:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a1c11a_f6c0a2f0276047388273b5e679023ca8~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mike Kurschner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jehovah Rapha | Part 1 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[“If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.” (Exodus 15:26) One of our studies this year with the kids has been on the names of God in Hebrew - when He first reveals a new name, what it says about his character, what it means, and where else we can find it in scripture. It's been...]]></description><link>https://www.fightlikemike.com/post/jehovah-rapha-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f5008a4f7ebdc9f6a20ca9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 18:04:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a1c11a_a511e61beaba47158154fa19ddcefff1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julia Kurschner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week One, Done]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have one full week behind us, many to go. For everyone who has walked through a healing from cancer or disease, you know it's a long process. I flew home on Monday, a heart torn in two, but I am so thankful for the week I was able to be with Michael - a week made possible by our incredible community. And I'm equally grateful that his good friend, Matt, flew in to be with him this week. We're counting our blessings! The doctors and medical team seem to be constantly checking in and...]]></description><link>https://www.fightlikemike.com/post/week-one-done</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e7d9958e63193b95d6e3be</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:13:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a1c11a_9ac2618d88074ad5b8a9866b4927727a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julia Kurschner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Unplanned Adventure]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we sat at the airport on Sunday, watching planes take off and land, I reached over, slid my hand into Michael’s, and let the weight of everything that’s happened over the past two months wash over us.  This is our new adventure.  I spoke barely over a whisper. He squeezed my hand and nodded as we let the words hang over the myriads of emotions and unspoken thoughts.  Adventure seems to be a strange word to navigate cancer treatment - after all, it’s definitely not one we would have chosen...]]></description><link>https://www.fightlikemike.com/post/an-unplanned-adventure</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dfcd5ddd5b371c4c5c0f8c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:48:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_744370324b327359704667~mv2_d_4608_3072_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julia Kurschner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trains, Planes, and Automobiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Martin was a favorite of my dad's (and something Michael and I shared with him), so when I think of traveling more than a quick beach trip down to Florida, I think of this silly title. Although we hope to avoid trains - and the fiascos of that ridiculous movie - we will be leaving for Mexico on Sunday. After a few weeks of prayer and over a dozen consultations later, Michael chose to receive treatment at the Immunity Therapy Center. We had one door after another close, and continued to...]]></description><link>https://www.fightlikemike.com/post/trains-planes-and-automobiles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d53becf1e9d95ab5e79c59</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:36:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a1c11a_13324b24f3714969b32753ae8c63b9fb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julia Kurschner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Big Five (+ MRI Results)]]></title><description><![CDATA[After discovering that it's metastasized to his lungs, we were told this type of cancer often shows up in the brain next. As you can imagine, we were very relieved to get back his MRI results today (March 30th), Michael's scan was clear and cancer has not spread to the brain, praise God. What's next? We want to follow wherever the Lord leads us, knowing and trusting that He is the ultimate Healer and can use many different means to bring about total healing. We know that no decision should be...]]></description><link>https://www.fightlikemike.com/post/the-big-five</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69caa9cf9ff7d57ccdbb3499</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:24:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_584f68495f6b575f54614d~mv2_d_4480_6720_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Kurschners</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diagnosis &#38; Decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[In mid-March of this year, Michael underwent an orchiectomy to remove a malignant tumor. Initially, pathology looked good and the doctors believed the aggressive testicular cancer had been fully contained and removed. However, a CT scan performed shortly after the surgery revealed that the cancer had already metastasized to his lungs. And while his bloodwork and tumor markers have improved post-surgery, his hCG levels remain well above the normal range. Following surgery, his levels dropped...]]></description><link>https://www.fightlikemike.com/post/making-decisions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c97152af19906fa17a8733</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:03:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/256a775e3e734e6e9c771a3c6050f41b.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Kurschners</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>