Thank you for all of your emails...we are working to sift through each of them and hope to respond at some point. Please don't hesitate to respond even if you don't receive a quick response back...your words and prayers provide such a tangible gift of the support each of you is providing through reading these updates and praying on our family's behalf. Thank you.
May each of you be blessed for your continued prayers. My mom was discharged from the hospital yesterday afternoon...thanks to our gracious God, your prayers, a lot of determination and some powerful medication, my mom's tummy started to figure things out about mid-day yesterday. The weekend was nothing like any of us anticipated, but yesterday afternoon was beautiful and provided a sweet backdrop for resting on the couch before mustering up the energy to get in the car and head back towards the cities.
When I spoke with my mom this morning, she sounded good...well rested and ready to face today. She told me that she felt like she was putting on her armor and ready to go in for battle as her chemo appointment is still scheduled for noon today. Would you please join us in praying for her appointment? She will have a chance to meet with her oncologist (her quarterback) to talk about this weekend and learn what she might be able to anticipate with this new chemo drug & regimen and then have her infusion afterwards.
Our praises today...
-For this new day!
-For my mom's discharge from the hospital
-For her tummy's willingness to wake up and finally get moving
-For her body's (and heart's) perseverance this weekend
-For the nurses/doctors at the hospital near the lake
-For the little bit of time spent enjoying the lake
-For her willing attitude to go into today with "get up and go fight"
Our prayers today...
-That her body would be ready to fight and accept the chemo with grace...that the side effects would be minimal (and well managed) to none
-That her oncologist and the nursing staff administering the drugs would be patient, compassionate and willing/wanting to answer all of my mom's questions
-That the chemo would work...that it would go to battle and annihilate all of the cancerous cells!!!!!
-That peace would transcend my mom's, dad's and each of our hearts as we begin to climb this next peak on this journey together
-That God would continue to be glorified
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am you God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10
Be blessed.
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