Plan -B

Julie & I met with her doctor today to get the results of her latest CT scan. I hope it's okay to use another analogy to explain what we found out. Not only is Julie in a marathon in her journey with cancer, but it's also much like a steeple chase, in that there are several obstacles along the way. Well, the chemo therapy had driven the cancer into remission, but the medications that are designed to maintain it there have not worked and the tumors have grown back a bit. So, her doctor got her right back on chemo treatments again today and she'll continue those weekly for the next couple of months. Her doctor will then check her progress and determine what "Plan-B" will be. One of the nurses, who goes to our church, reassured us by telling us that Julie's doctor is the head of the cancer research team from this area and he's up on all the latest cutting-edge treatments. So, we feel like she's in capable hands.

Of course, we were taken back by the news, but Julie pulled a prayer card out of her purse that read: (You can trust God - "Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water." Jeremiah 17:7,8) That helped snap us out of freaking out and got us to settle back down to trust that God is still in control.

So, we are going to celebrate Julie's 57 Birthday tomorrow with some cake, games and a few gifts to spoil her a little bit.

Thank you for your caring concern and your prayers mean so much to both of us.
Love, Greg