As you can tell by the title of this blog that today went very well. Obviously, we are so thankful that nothing was found during the colonscopy that Roy had today.
I hope that this has been a learning situation for me. I told Roy on the way home that this is going to be our lives for awhile. We are going to be told that there maybe something wrong and that we need to have it checked out. I will then worry about what's going to be found. I have faith, I pray and then I worry. I realize this is just the way it's going to be for me. This journey is far from over. I also know that my faith also lays in the fact that God will be in control and we will meet the challenges faceing us in the coming years.
Our oncologist in Houston is the one who suggested the colonscopy. She is very aggressive in suggesting procedures that will keep us informed about any return of cancer. The gastro doctor here was surprized that a colonscopy was suggested. He seemed to think that there wasn't enough reason to worry about it. But, we are obviously glad to learn there's nothing going on. He is going to be treated for anemia (where's spell check??)
So, bottom line is a huge thank you to all who have been reading updates. Without your prayers and support this journey would not be as easy to endure. We know that God gives us people in our lives who lift us up and we are at peace and so blessed to have friends who we know love us!
The bluebirds came back this year. I look at them as support and a way of showing God's love for us.
God is in control and holding our hands.
Linda
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
April 10th...One Year Later
A year ago I woke knowing that something was going on with Roy that was not normal. After three days in the hospital and on our 38th anniversary we were meeting with an oncologist starting a journey that I always knew was possible but never really expected.
Is our life the same as it was on April 9, 2012? Probably not, but we have made the decision to live as normal as we can and take it one day at a time when it comes to what comes next. We went on our mission trip, we went to the Olympics, we came home and went to every football game that we could. We watched every grandchild's games, plays and whatever else we knew about. We thanked God each time we did our "normal activities". We pray that our acceptance of the journey we are on has made an impression on others to know they too can take the journey if need be.
M.D. Anderson has become our "home away from home" and if that's the way it has to be, so be it. I am so thankful that they are there to guide us and support us and help us make wise decisions. Since we started there 11 months ago I now know of 4 others who are spending time down there. I pray for them and hope they have the peace that Roy and I have because of the doctors, nurses and PA's. We spend alot of time with PA's.
All this to say, we have had a little "hiccup". That's what I told my college friends this week-end I was going to call it. All the tests came back fine (praise the Lord!!) but his blood work has made the oncologist a little nervous. Nothing is worse than getting a call from Dr. Blum (the oncologist) on a Friday night, no less, telling Roy he needs to go ahead and get a colonoscopy, just to make sure there is no internal bleeding in the lower GI tract. His hemoglobin count was low. We are praying it is something to do with the knee replacement last December or possibly just anemic. He has seen the gastro doctor here and will have the procedure next Wednesday. Please keep him in your prayers.
He has felt great and is working and umpiring, three nights this week. Actually, he is feeling better than I have felt the last 3 weeks. I spent 5 hours in the emergency room a couple of weeks ago. Just a "touch of pneumonia"...excuse me? What is it touching?? I'm a lot better and enjoyed my week-end raising money for the Alzheimer's Association in Abilene with my college friends.
I will let everyone know what's up with the test next week. If there's no problems we won't go back to Houston until June!! Halleujah! Please be in prayer for Roy on Wednesday (and Tuesday night...yuk!)
God is in control and holding our hands
Linda
Is our life the same as it was on April 9, 2012? Probably not, but we have made the decision to live as normal as we can and take it one day at a time when it comes to what comes next. We went on our mission trip, we went to the Olympics, we came home and went to every football game that we could. We watched every grandchild's games, plays and whatever else we knew about. We thanked God each time we did our "normal activities". We pray that our acceptance of the journey we are on has made an impression on others to know they too can take the journey if need be.
M.D. Anderson has become our "home away from home" and if that's the way it has to be, so be it. I am so thankful that they are there to guide us and support us and help us make wise decisions. Since we started there 11 months ago I now know of 4 others who are spending time down there. I pray for them and hope they have the peace that Roy and I have because of the doctors, nurses and PA's. We spend alot of time with PA's.
All this to say, we have had a little "hiccup". That's what I told my college friends this week-end I was going to call it. All the tests came back fine (praise the Lord!!) but his blood work has made the oncologist a little nervous. Nothing is worse than getting a call from Dr. Blum (the oncologist) on a Friday night, no less, telling Roy he needs to go ahead and get a colonoscopy, just to make sure there is no internal bleeding in the lower GI tract. His hemoglobin count was low. We are praying it is something to do with the knee replacement last December or possibly just anemic. He has seen the gastro doctor here and will have the procedure next Wednesday. Please keep him in your prayers.
He has felt great and is working and umpiring, three nights this week. Actually, he is feeling better than I have felt the last 3 weeks. I spent 5 hours in the emergency room a couple of weeks ago. Just a "touch of pneumonia"...excuse me? What is it touching?? I'm a lot better and enjoyed my week-end raising money for the Alzheimer's Association in Abilene with my college friends.
I will let everyone know what's up with the test next week. If there's no problems we won't go back to Houston until June!! Halleujah! Please be in prayer for Roy on Wednesday (and Tuesday night...yuk!)
God is in control and holding our hands
Linda
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