Today has been a whirl wind of emotions....phone calls...change of plans...but then not really..back to the orginal plan...oh no, that won't work...oh yeah, it will.
We had gotten a letter yesterday from M.D. Anderson giving us the details for the appointment we had asked to have with them. It was going to be a whole lot more than what we were expecting. They had planned to do all the tests that have already been done..again. We were told to expect to spend 5-7 business days there. And, we were to be there Thursday the 17th. So, we're trying to figure out if we are there Thursday/Friday...what do we do over the week-end? Do we come home then go back for Monday through...whatever?? Shana and Caleb plan to go with us...back and forth??? Good grief! This is too complicated for our (maybe I should say..my) feeble mind.
So, deciding to "let it go" for the evening, I went to my prayer group for dinner, conversation and a lot of prayer! I asked that we pray that things wouldn't be as nearly complicated as they seemed to be yesterday...I love this group...some I went to college with and the rest just took me into the group when we moved here 13 years ago. We have prayed eachother through divorces, deaths, marriages, babies, sickness, alzheimers...just about anything that life sends our way. We haven't always gotten the answers that we wanted but we have always gotten answers. And, we boldly ask. When you have 16 ladies petitioning the Lord for results I think He answers those prayers.
Bottom line...the prayer was answered. We go next Thursday to meet with a surgeon. This will give us the 2nd opinion that everyone seems to think is a wise idea. And, we don't have to stay 5-7 "business" days and Roy does not have to have all the tests done again. It did take most of the day to get all this accomplished...He (the Lord) never said it would be easy...He just said He'd never give us more than we could handle, right?
The next few weeks are really full. We will get to see the Temple grandkids on the way to Houston..we will spend the night with them. The following week Shay, the oldest grand daughter graduates from high school. We are so proud of Shay and the young lady she has become.
On top of all of this, Roy is still doing great! He had his fanny pack reloaded today. Still no nausea or fatigue and as far as we know his white blood count is still in a good range. Shana thinks he's losing some of his hair but she also called the day after he started chemo and asked if there were hair on his pillow...not yet, Shana....
God is in control and is holding our hand.
Linda
Linda, thanks for sharing your blog. It not only is a good way for your family and friends to keep up with your precious husband's treatment, but also some fellow caregivers may stumble upon it and see what a great writer you are - and what faith and strength you have. Makes me proud to know you. I will pray for you and your husband. Much love, Phyllis (i have to sign in under my own blog to be able to post)
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