Living a Blessed Life

You read that right! It still feels like a lot, and it is a bit daunting, however I am down to 5 more infusions. WooHoo! The end is in sight and I will press on toward this finish line. I know and trust that where God guides, he will provide. That promise has never returned void in my life and I know that He has great plans in store for each of us. Full transparency - this was a tough round for me. I am incredibly grateful that I no longer need the Oxaliplatin with the myriad of side effect that come with it, however I have been more nauseous this time around. Yes, I do have plenty of anti-nausea meds but I am desperately trying to avoid taking them because they also have unpleasant side effects. Funny, right? That is the nature of medicine. One prescription leads to another and another and another to counteract the side effects. So, here I am working through the nausea with ginger tea, Mo Better Belly, and a lot of small meals throughout each day. “ Gi...

You read that right. We are halfway through the chemotherapy treatments and I am relieved to see an end in sight. I started chemo at the end of May (took a break for surgery) and will complete a course of 12 treatments near the beginning of December. What a Christmas gift it will be to our entire family!! In the meantime, we continue to trust God through this process, and do everything we can to bring glory and honor to Him. I do feel pretty nauseous and fatigued during these treatments, but I find that as long as I eat I feel better. Fruit seems to be the thing that satisfies my appetite best, and I have been making ginger tea in the mornings to help with the nausea. School is in full swing for us and we are entering our Fourth week! That seems pretty crazy!! If I failed to mention in previous posts, Toby signed up for Orchestra this year and is playing the Upright String Bass. We were able to find a 3/4 size for him and so far so good. He is building his core and upper body stre...

Yesterday should have been a day filled with Joy, praise, and a sense of great relief. I had my first post-op follow up appointment with my oncologist which went better than expected in many ways, however, I still spent the bulk of the day with feelings of guilt and frustration. I will dive right in here because I feel the need to get it all out in the open. There are a lot of numbers and statistics that are tossed around when it comes to medical diagnoses and it is sometimes difficult to set them on the shelf. I am not suggesting that we completely ignore important information, but I believe the statistics and numbers should simply be used as a guide, not a hard truth. Statistics have SO many variables that it is impossible to apply numbers in such a general way to an entire population of people. There is merit in scientific studies, but equally important to the end result is that very specific population with as many likenesses as possible, which cannot possibly apply to all peop...