For those of you who have joined us in praying for my mom, thank you so much. She says to me often that she really has been encouraged and strengthened through the prayers.
Her surgery last Fri went great! It took about an hour. They did the mastectomy and the Dr. also removed 2 lymphnodes to be tested from her armpit area.
Her recovery has been really smooth. They sent her home on Saturday and that night we were over there for dinner and she was doing GREAT! The pain medicine they said would cause nausea or constipation or the opposite of that or other stuff really had no effects on her other than doing what it was supposed to do which is numb pain. We join her in thanking God for that.
Today is the day we have been waiting for. Today she had the appt where they would get the results back from the tests on the lymphnodes. Here is the e-mail I received from her:
I got some sort of bad news – but not too terrible. One of the lymph nodes showed cancer, so I have to have surgery again to remove more lymph nodes. It’s scheduled for Sept. 11 ‘cause my doctor is out of town next week.
He’s thinking I won’t need radiation – which is better for reconstruction, but I probably will need chemotherapy. I see an oncologist on Sept. 9th.
Love,
Mom
Sounds like this is a ways from being over...
I sit and think about this situation. It is easy for me to put it in God's hands because I know I am incapable of doing anything about it on my own. But, sometimes... ... ... ...
I am understanding the Biblical writers better when they talk about waiting on God or when they talk about persevering through trials or finishing strong...it is HARD and this has only been going on for like a month! I can't imagine what it would be like to do this for years! Not that I was disillusioned about the fact that God basically promises us it is going to be hard, but you always get a better understanding when you are tasting it for yourself. Which I guess is a blessing in disguise but, I kinda wish the disguise was a different one.
God, help me to be true to myself and to you. Show me in this situation what I am to learn, how or in what way I need to be broken in order to allow you to rebuild.
Take the fear away from my mom and dad and replace it with peace, perseverance and GREAT faith in you and in your perfect plan.
Draw people that do not know you, to you through this situation somehow. Use us however you see fit to fulfill your plan here.
AMEN
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It has been so amazing to watch your mom's child-like faith--and your strength through this "trial". Thanks for being such a great example to me, our kids, and the youth. I love you!
I will continue to lift up your mother and your entire family before God's throne in prayer Michael. Some verses that came to my heart thinking about your mom are 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God." And 2 Corinthians 4:16-18,"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
May God continue to pour out His endless Grace and Spirit, that your hearts would overflow with His love.
YBIC,
Mike Mac
Know that Chad and I will be praying for your mom, dad, as well as you and Bekah as you all go through this tough time together.
Hey,
Thanks for the update. We will be continuing to pray for your mom and dad. Love you guys :)
Thanks for the update. We will continue to uphold all of you in prayer. I always go to the verse in Psalms that says, "Hear my cry oh God, attend unto my prayers, from the end of the earth will I cry unto Thee. When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the rock that is higher than I." I always picture a rock by LaJolla where the waves hit the bottom hard, but the top stays dry. I picture God holding us there, protecting us.
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