Chemotherapy #5
I just wanted to update you all and let you know I am feeling good after this last Chemo. I think I finally got the right pain/naseau drugs working for me. We did not get the written CT results back yet from my test but preliminary results show slight growth. However, the most important part is the PET Scan showed decreased activity or "life of the cancer". We will have a better understanding on what these 2 tests mean after my doctors meet at their tumor board next week.
Have a great week!!!
Valerie
Have a great week!!!
Valerie
posted by McCrea Family at 7:55 PM
5 Comments:
Hey Val,
Glad to hear your "cocktail mix" of pain/naseau drugs seems to be working for you! That's fantastic!
When my Mom was receiving her chemo (six year Breast Cancer Survivor!!) she used to picture each drip of the chemo as itty bitty hearts being sent into her body to heal her mind, body and soul.
Her friend, also battling breast cancer, used to picture tiny soldiers at the ready to do battle.
So...Being that I'm not quite as sweet as my Mom is, I thought I'd visualize the first half of your chemo as itty bitty hearts and the second half as the kick Butt soldiers. hee hee...Thought it wouldn't hurt to have a little of both.
Please know we're thinking of you every single day. Praying for quick and complete healing for both you and Chris.
Love,
Frank, Jenny, Michael, Ashley, Chad & Sophia
I'm laughing because I know our entire family wouldn't fit onto one line. Of course, Christopher sends his love too!
Love, Frank, Jenny, Michael, Ashley, Chad, Christopher & Sophia
Dear Val and Chris...
I am sooooooo glad to hear that you found the right medicine to keep ahead of the pain and nausea!!! That is huge!!! My grandfather used to always say that is the key!!!
We are also glad to hear the PET scan came back with good results...it is always so amazing to actually SEE God's work!!! And I know He is working great wonders with you Val!
We are in constant prayer for you...un-ending prayer until you are standing in that "winner's circle"! Chris, we are praying for you also...that your pain will be relieved...that you continue on this path with great strength...and for BOTH of you to know, we are here for you!
You are probably sick of all my poems by now! But I'm ending this with one more that my Grandmother believed dearly in during her battle with cancer...I hope it brings you some peace!
"I refuse to be discouraged, to be sad or to cry;
I refuse to be downhearted, and here's the reason why.
I have a God Who's mighty, Who's Sovereign and Supreme.
I have a God Who loves me, and I am on His team.
He is all wise and powerful, Jesus is His name;
Though everything is changeable, my God remains the same.
My God knows all that's happening--beginning to the end--
His presence is my comfort, He is my dearest Friend.
When sickness comes to weaken me, to bring my head down low,
I call upon my Mighty God, into His arms I go.
When circumstances threaten to rob me of my peace.
He draws me close unto Him, where all my strivings cease.
The great I AM is with me, my life is in His hand,
The Son of God is my only Hope, it's in His strength I stand.
I refuse to be defeated, my eyes are upon my God;
He has promised to be with me, as through this life I trod.
I'm looking past all my circumstances to Heaven's throne above.
My prayers have reached the heart of God, I'm resting in His love.
I give God thanks in everything; my eyes are on His face...
The battle's His, the victory is mine...He'll help me win the race.
God bless you all!
All our love,
Kerry Randall
What a beautiful poem, I will take that with me in my life, to remind me that He truly is the author of our lives, and that He will be with us in whatever weather we face, the beautiful sunny days, as well as the dark stormy nights. What an awesome God we serve! I know you will beat this Val, and I praise God for the PET scan results. I praise Him that you are feeling well (you looked great today - I'm jealous!). But even beyond the PET scans, CAT scans, tumor boards, Chemo, and all the surgery in the world, there is a healing force so much more powerful than all those put together. The power of our allmighty God, by which He created this world, and us His children, by which He healed the blind and the lame, raised the dead, and even beat death itself through His resurrection! And by which He still heals today and will continue to do so until the day comes when He will call us up to Him to live forever with Him in Eternity. What an awesome day that will be.. In the meantime we will continue to fight this fight you have been dealt, through the Chemo, the foundation, the research and everything else we can possibly think of. You WIll beat this Goliath, and all the glory will be given Him who will give you the power to do so. It's so comforting to know that our lives are in His mighty hands, and that He loves us so much.
All my love, Osil:)
PS! Come hang out with me this weekend at the Palisades Resort (by Legoland). The boys will love it. Tami might come too!
Val:
You are an amazing person with incredible light shining upon you from above. As an "outsider" (from Option Care) looking in, I realize how privileged I am to know your love - and see that the incredible faith, hope and hapiness that exudes from you has brought so many incredible people into your life.
We are all thinking of you constantly, and supporting you from afar.
You are a superstar - truly.
Love,
Harriet
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