Updates & Prayer Requests
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7/12/2025
Hunter is dealing with visual impairment. Please pray for healing and that Hunter and Marci will have wisdom and strength to navigate these challenges.
7/1/2025 Update by Lance Miller
Hunter is scheduled for his third craniotomy tomorrow (Wednesday July 2nd) at the University of Michigan hospital in Ann Arbor. Please join us in prayer for this.
At his last surgery (6/11/25) a tumor was detected on his post-surgery MRI on the right side of his brain and was measuring 3.0 cm (the first two have been on the left side). Sixteen days later it has nearly doubled in size to 5.6 cm growing rapidly. This tumor is not in an area critical to speech so he will be asleep for the entire procedure. However, this is still a major surgery with extreme risks.
In the weeks since his last surgery, Hunter has been experiencing a mild decline in his language and vision functionality.
Hunter was admitted to U of M Monday night (6/30/25) after experiencing severe headaches and the medical team preferred him being in house so they can manage his care best prior to surgery. This involved a LONG ambulance ride for Hunter and Marci from Goshen ER after getting some good drugs to relive his pain.
Through this journey we continue to experience God’s blessings in so many unique ways. Hunter and Marci are facing the situation with hearts open to God and with much gratitude for the friends and family supporting them in prayer. They feel your love and support.
The Hoffman’s and Miller’s thank you for being a critical part of our support and for being part of the journey. We pray that you experience God in a fresh and unique way today!
Acts 20:24
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
The verse above has been Hunter’s life mission verse for many years even having it engraved on his baseball glove. Hunter and Marci are living this out so well that even in the midst of really hard stuff…..God’s grace is really good news!
7/24/2025 Prayer Request from Marci
Please pray that Hunter would be able to stay in good spirits, especially through the next round radiation and chemo.
7/12/24 - Prayer for Hunter as he recovers from surgery and navigates challenges resulting from the latest surgery.
7/1/2025 Update by Lance Miller
Hunter is scheduled for his third craniotomy tomorrow (Wednesday July 2nd) at the University of Michigan hospital in Ann Arbor. Please join us in prayer for this.
At his last surgery (6/11/25) a tumor was detected on his post-surgery MRI on the right side of his brain and was measuring 3.0 cm (the first two have been on the left side). Sixteen days later it has nearly doubled in size to 5.6 cm growing rapidly. This tumor is not in an area critical to speech so he will be asleep for the entire procedure. However, this is still a major surgery with extreme risks.
In the weeks since his last surgery, Hunter has been experiencing a mild decline in his language and vision functionality.
Hunter was admitted to U of M Monday night (6/30/25) after experiencing severe headaches and the medical team preferred him being in house so they can manage his care best prior to surgery. This involved a LONG ambulance ride for Hunter and Marci from Goshen ER after getting some good drugs to relive his pain.
Through this journey we continue to experience God’s blessings in so many unique ways. Hunter and Marci are facing the situation with hearts open to God and with much gratitude for the friends and family supporting them in prayer. They feel your love and support.
The Hoffman’s and Miller’s thank you for being a critical part of our support and for being part of the journey. We pray that you experience God in a fresh and unique way today!
Acts 20:24
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
The verse above has been Hunter’s life mission verse for many years even having it engraved on his baseball glove. Hunter and Marci are living this out so well that even in the midst of really hard stuff…..God’s grace is really good news!
6/11/2025 Update by Steph Hoffman
Surgery is done. Hunter did well. Marci will get to see him in a couple hours. Thanking God for his continued faithfulness.
The surgeon was not able to remove all of the tumor as it was right on Hunter’s area of speech.
Roughly, 70% was removed but that was a guess. The removed tumor is being treated with different meds in the research lab here on campus over the next couple weeks to see if anything can be used to treat the remaining tumor. Our prayers will focus on finding a treatment.
The cavity looked clean from the last surgery.
Prayers also continue for no complications or swelling in the next few days.
Thank you for your endless prayers for minimal swelling, a fast recovery and next steps in the journey.
We appreciate all of you!
5/25/2025 Update by Marci Hoffman
Happy 24th Birthday to the best thing that has ever happened to me. Hunter, you show me daily how patient, brave, hardworking, humble, funny, and loving you really are. The way you continue to live your life out in your own way, refusing to let cancer take over is beautiful to all who know you.
It’s been a while since we’ve posted any updates on Hunter and his Diffuse Hemispheric Glioma. It’s been a tough season of trying to figure out next steps without many clear answers.
Hunter finished out his radiation and initial chemo treatment in March. He then began a new dosage of chemo. Scans in April showed 2 new “spots”, but it was unclear whether this was new tumor growth or effects from radiation. More scans in May showed that there was some continued growth in those areas, and one spot particularly seemed to appear as tumor. Several doctors feel that the best next step is a second brain surgery to remove what they can of those spots.
The surgery date has not been officially scheduled, but at the very latest will be June 11th at U of M. He will be awake during the surgery to help guide the doctors in preserving his language function as they remove the portions they think are likely tumor. While surgery, and all that comes with it, is not fun news to Hunter, he continues to amaze and inspire me and everyone around him with his bravery, level-headedness, selflessness, and faith.
We appreciate all your prayers as Hunter takes on this next part of his journey.