Tuesday, July 22, 2008

This is a day we will remember! Sharon had her third PET scan today. She expected to wait until tomorrow to get the results from the doctor, but the doctor called as soon as she got the report on her desk. You can probably guess where this is going. Everyone is excited to share this kind of news. She told Sharon, "Your scan was completely clear." From stage four breast cancer to completely clear in six months, what an amazing journey. We credit this complete healing to the intense prayers of all of our friends and family. You have been such a tremendous support for us. We thank our God who is still in the business of healing.

We are now focusing our energies on Melissa and David's wedding in three short weeks from now. It has been a great help in keeping us moving forward. So we are going to celebrate it with wonderful joy! God is great and greatly to be praised.

Don't forget to check on our friend Matt Fay www.mattfay.blogspot.com. He is in deep need of our prayers.

Now on to the next chapter in our lives. More to come...

Thursday, July 17, 2008

We want to encourage you to click on the link to mattfay.blogspot.com. This is a young friend of ours in Tennessee. He is in desparate need of all of our prayers. All of the chemo they have given him over the past two years has not "conquered" his cancer. Let's add our prayer power to his cause. Call Matt's name to God as often as you can. There is a really neat prayer card that his brother has done. You can print it out and put it on you refrigerator. Thank you for taking time to do this.

Monday, July 14, 2008

We are already into our fifth month in the treatment plan for Sharon. In the midst of the darkest times it seemed that every day passed so slowly. Now, as we look back, it has gone by so quickly and Sharon has been through so much. She has just gotten home from work a few minutes ago. She happened to see her oncologist at the hospital today. Her cancer count is down to 20! 0 - 20 is in the normal range. So she has pretty much beaten this cancer! We will be anxious to see what report comes from the PET scan next week. Pray with us that the cancer is completely gone.

The effects of the drugs that Sharon continues to take are mostly that they cause extreme leg pain. Of course, her being on her feet for 12 hours at work aggravates the situation. The doctor has changed her medication from Arimidex to Tamoxofin. We are very hopeful that the leg pain will decrease soon. She is glad to be back to work.

Melissa and David's wedding plans are coming along nicely. It is hard to believe that it is one month away. We are excited for them and looking forward to seeing family and friends from near and far. Please keep us all in your prayers. There is still much to do and many decisions to make. God bless you all.