Good news

Praise the Lord! I got the results of my scans on Tuesday. The doctor started the conversation with a smile and said, “We have good news”. What a Christmas present for us to receive! In the nearly 10 weeks since the initial diagnosis, there has not been much good news from the medical community.

The chemo has reduced not only the number of active spots in the liver but has also decreased the size of many of them.  Some of the spots that were present two months ago, are completely GONE!  Additionally, the esophageal cancer appears to be significantly reduced. There has been no spread to any other parts of the body. Since the current treatment is working, the plan is to continue with the every other Wednesday chemotherapy treatments for another four months (six months total). Apparently six months of this dosage would be the maximum amount of chemo my body could handle. We are rejoicing that progress is being made at killing the cancer. We praise God for His faithfulness to us.

The doctor says that my overall health, my laboratory studies, and the fact that I am gaining/maintaining weight are all signs that we are winning this fight with cancer.

Tuesday night, we did something that we have been putting off since the diagnosis. We made some travel plans. We had to schedule around chemo, but now that we have a schedule for the next few months, we felt it was time to leave the frigid North and head to Fort Myers in January. Fort Myers is where we had planned to spend the entire winter. We look forward to revisiting the area, being warm and meeting up with Tom and Donna.

We regularly praise God for the many kind folks who are lifting us up in prayer. Thank you for your faithfulness. Your prayers are making a difference. Please continue to pray for me as I continue to battle cancer with the Lord’s help.