Good News!!

After 1 colonoscopy, 2 MRIs, 1 CT scan, 1 PET-CT scan, 3 physical exams, 2 rectal exams, and 10 LONG days, I finally received some good news today. The oncologist called and said that the results of the PET-CT scan show that my cancer has not spread afterall. The cancer is limited to the rectal area. The other spots are benign tumors!! I will start the oral dosage of chemo tomorrow. I have my appt. with a radiation oncologist on Wednesday to get radiation started.

I know without a doubt that the Lord extended His hand in this. It is because of all the love and faith of everyone that I know ( and all of your friends and family as well)! All the prayers, the fasts, the faith of so many people calling out to the Lord on my behalf. People of all faiths- Baptist, Catholic, Mormon, Church of Christ, Methodist (even the Vietnamese nail technicians) said they would pray for me. There have even been some who said that they didn't know how to pray but that they said a prayer in my behalf. I will never doubt again rather I am a well liked person ( or maybe it is just my family that everyone likes)! I am overwhelmed by the emails, phone calls, flowers, meals, cookies, gifts, cards,etc. that I receive on a daily basis. It will take me a long time to get all my "thankyou" notes out. Please know that I can never express my gratitude for the kindness and genuine concern that I have been shown.

I still have alot of chemo and radiation treatment to go, then a surgical procedure. But the Dr. said that last week I was TREATABLE, now with the results showing that the cancer has not spread, I am CUREABLE!!

I will keep everyone posted as to how the chemo and radiation treatments are going. Please continue to keep us in your prayers. Pray that I can have minimal side effects, and that the treatment will be effective. Pray that I will have the strength and energy I need to take care of my children so they can see that I am still actively involved in their busy little lives. Pray that we can afford all these expensive treatments. And give thanks each day for the day that you have, for the people around you that you love, and for the knowledge we each share that there is a Heavenly Father who knows and understands us better than we think. We are so blessed to have a Father that we can pray to about our concerns, fears, worries, problems, questions.

Good bye for now. I will send an update soon.