In the Spotlight|May 23, 2014 05:39 EDT
Carman Needs Your Prayers, Gospel Singer Will Not Let Illness Deter the Message
Long time legendary Christian artist, Carman, is asking his fans to come together and pray for his healing of terminal cancer.
"[The Medical staff gives] you the heavy dose of chemo. It wipes out the cancer but also everything else, including white blood cells that fight off infection," wrote Carman Licciardello via Facebook on Saturday.
The Christian evangelist had previously announced this year that he is suffering from incurable cancer.
"Everybody's different and you never know what the body will or won't respond to. Folks, this is a battle. A war to really test your mettle. I want to stop this everyday and pick it up another year. But I'm almost half way through. I have to find the strength somewhere to keep going."
Carman also explained how fragile the immune systems is when the stem cells are replaced during a two week period.
"Meaning if someone sneezes or coughs near you, you can catch a cold and literally die from it," Carman said.
Carman illustrated what happened to him last Friday night.
"[On December 20] I slept for the past six hours sweating completely through my T-shirts - wake up change clothes - go back to sleep - did that five times. Body is rejecting extra fluids, I guess, pumped during all these transfusions."
Unfortunately, the Gospel crooner had many days like that recently.
"I've had my worst week ever," wrote Carman. "Nights where I laid in bed violently shivering for three hours at a time with a 104 temperature. Then I'd fall asleep and wake up enough to eat a few bites of something, then fall back to sleep."
Carman over the years has lead many to Christ for the kingdom, and now he is asking for the prayers of God's people.