I’ve had a great week with no real updates. Shelby is still not 100% recovered from her infections this week, and she missed school again today. We’re praying for our whole family to be healthy again, and for the Spring to come quickly.
Thanks for your prayers of support and concern this week.
Thanks for all of your prayers and support over the last week. I think everyone in our house is finally feeling better. Everyone is back to school and work today! My treatment on Thursday went well, and I was given a new prescription that should help with some of the chemo side effects that have been bothering me. It already feels like the medicine is working.
In my devotions this week I found a verse that hit me like a brick. I’ve started to worry more and more about our unsold house in Harlan, and how this economy is making it worse. But, God knows what we need if we’re listening. The verse he gave me was Acts 17:26-27.
“He determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so people would reach out for him and find him.” We need to keep reaching out for God, no matter what happens in our daily lives.
I also found this definition of faith by Max Lucado: Faith is “a conviction that He can and a hope that He will.” I am convinced that God can take care of our needs even if He doesn’t give us a permanent home to live in. But I will still pray and hope every day that he will provide a buyer for our home.
Don’t lose hope in your dreams. If you have faith in God, he’ll carry you through hard times.
Have a blessed week.
Sandy
The rollercoaster has been on the down slope of the track for several days. My chemo appointment last week went well, and I had the same reaction as normal…going home from there and sleeping for about 6 hours. As far as I know, we have three more weeks of these treatments, and then the doctor may rescan the liver area to see if there’s been a response.
On Thursday, I had to come home from work because I was totally wiped out and felt knocked down flat. It was a strange day, and it really worried Mark. I’ve started feeling a tingling in my fingers, and all day Thursday I felt very restless but also tired. I don’t think I made it off of the couch for more than an hour the whole day. As a result of this episode, Mark phoned the doctor and they scheduled me for a brain MRI on Friday. I felt better on Friday, but still not that great. Suffice it to say that we were pretty nervous about the brain scan.
The scan itself was not a problem. It lasted about 45 minutes at the Open View center, and I used the time to pray and meditate on songs that I’ve used for relaxation in the past. It might sound crazy, but it’s very hard for me to lay absolutely still for 45 minutes! My technique to “zone out” through prayer and music really helps me survive, plus I come out of the procedure very relaxed and peaceful. (Another one of God’s small blessings)
We found out today that the brain scan was negative, which is great news! There has been no growth since my radiation treatment last year, so this isn’t the cause of my recent problems.
I was a little frustrated with this news, however, because we still don’t have an answer to why I keep getting sick. I threw up two times yesterday, and there’s no explanation for it. Nausea medicine isn’t making any difference, and I have very little appetite to eat anything.
Mark was also sick this weekend, which hasn’t happened in years. He couldn’t work on Saturday, and we’re very lucky to have our daughter, Whitney, there to fill in for him.
If you can’t already tell, I’m a little down with these recent problems. I feel like I’m starting to fall behind this disease instead of staying out ahead of it. It’s been difficult to work at my job or at home and stay focused on what I need to do, so please pray for peace and resolution. I’m trying hard to fight this mood, but it’s getting tougher to stay positive.
Thanks for your love.
Sandy
