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for those of you who haven't been following along on the caring bridge site, i thought i would let you know my dad starts his first round of treatments tomorrow.
he will be taking 15 minutes of radiation followed by 30 minutes of IV administered Avastin (which is an experimental drug that has seen great success in the past few years.) he will also take another chemo in a pill form. we expect the next few weeks daddy will start experiencing the side effects of these treatments and i ask you all to pray for him that those side effects will be mild.
also, continue to pray for our family as we try and encourage each other every day.
thanks!
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remember a few entries back i posted a picture showing how my cat likes to watch nascar?
i have discovered she also has a serious side. she enjoys reading the Bible, especially the book of Proverbs.
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this is one of my favorite songs by ginny owens. i actually had kind of forgotten about it because i hadn't heard it in a while, but this morning i heard it on xmradio and thought i would share it with you. through the trials my family is experiencing right now, lyrics like this give me comfort.
the pathway is broken
and the signs are unclear
and i don't know the reason why You brought me here
but just because You love me the way that You do
i'm gonna walk through the valley
if You want me to
Chorus:
cause i'm not who i was
when i took my first step
and i'm clinging to the promise You're not through with me yet
so if all of these trials bring me closer to you
then i will walk through the fire
if You want me to
it may not be the way i would have chosen
when you lead me through a world that's not my home
but You never said it would be easy
You only said i'd never go alone
so when the whole world turns against me
and i'm all by myself
and i can't hear You answer my cries for help
i'll remember the suffering that Your love put You through
and i walk through the darkness if You want me to
cause When i cross over Jordan, i'm gonna sing, gonna shout
gonna look into Your eyes and see You never let me down
ao take me on the pathway that leads me home to You
and i will walk through the valley if You want me to |
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we got the call from duke! mom heard from the doctor at duke tonight. he said that he actually had another clinical trial he wanted to put daddy in. ge thinks it will be even better than the one we originally found. this trial has been going on for 10 years and has had a good success rate. apparently, the placement of daddy’s tumor and the fact the doctors were able to remove a good portion of it, helped daddy qualify for this clinical trial. when mom told the doctor that daddy had walked four miles today he was very impressed and said that is what he wanted to hear.
the details still need to be worked out. the doctor told mom his nurse would be in touch with her tomorrow to set up things. hopefully daddy will be heading to duke at the beginning of next week. one thing we did find out is that this clinical trial will require daddy to stay at duke for a period of weeks for treatment. as much as we would like daddy to be at home, we are extremely pleased that the doctor thinks he has such a good clinical for daddy to take part in. we will trade a few weeks away from home if it means having daddy for many, many more years to come.
there is still the chance that daddy can be a part of the group that just receives the standard of care without the experimental drugs, so we request that everyone be praying that daddy will an active participant in the trial. and please everyone thank God for His abundant blessings He has bestowed on us thus far. we have been blessed with daddy coming through surgery, having a good recovery and now the great blessing of being accepted into a successful program at duke. of course, the greatest blessing we can all know is the opportunity to be children of God and live with Him in Heaven forever. for all of these blessings we should be eternally grateful.
pray without ceasing!
-amy
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our family is currently waiting on pins and needles to hear from the doctors at duke medical center to see if daddy qualifies for a clinical trial. we (and dr. dan) think this is his best hope for fighting off the cancer as best as possible.
if you have a minute today, pray they will call saying they want to accept dad into their program. |
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