Sorry it has been a while since I have written anything.... I have been busy with appointments and of course the holiday! I love the Fall, and this year I have greatly enjoyed it for many different reasons. First of all, I am so thankful to be here to see this Fall. Last October my doctor felt I had 6 months to live. The Lord has graciously allowed me to be here to enjoy the best Fall I have seen in years! We had beautiful colors for several months! Last Fall the leaves had just started to change when a storm hit and all the leaves fell off the trees!
I enjoyed several walks with Mackenzie and was amazed at God's handiwork. We both collected leaves on each walk and used them to decorate with. We did projects with them and was able to enjoy them even longer. Each Fall since being diagnosed I have had to deal with hard parts of treatment as well as bad PET results. This year was no different, but the Lord has given me the strength to make it through and still be able to enjoy nature's beauty.
As you all know I received a pretty bad PET result in September. I had 6 spots on my liver, a spot in the lymph node by my stomach, and a questionable spot on my T1 vertebrae. I went through 2 rounds of chemo, i.e. 6 weeks of treatment. Then we did another PET scan. in those 6 weeks God performed another miracle! This PET showed nothing in the liver or anywhere else, except the spot in my vertebrae. PrAiSe ThE LoRd!!!! My doctors were shocked and amazed!
My radiation oncologist put both PET scans up side by side for me to see. The difference was shocking. The first PET was completely brighter (By this I mean my entire torso was lit up with the spots they pointed out as cancer brighter then the rest) The new scan was entirely darker and no spots except my spine... the entire spine is lit up with the spot on the T1 vertebrae brighter. They are unsure if this is cancer or a bone marrow issue. However, I am now undergoing a chemo for the bone that works for cancer and the bone marrow. Hopefully this will help.
I am again amazed and humbled by the Lord's answer to prayer. He is our Great Physician, and only He knows where our path leads. I pray He allows this to continue, but even if He doesn't He has given me much more time then my doctors ever felt was possible and that alone requires my thanks!
Thanksgiving... it is not just a holiday. It is everywhere, all the time, in everything. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
