however i’ve been encouraged to share the depth of our current season.
~ to share God’s amazing steadfastness, creativity, will, healing, and most of all, His miraculous ways.
~ in order to help someone else see the signs & symptoms
~ to squash rumors
~ to relieve the protective boundaries of our closest family and friends that have been holding this close along side us for months
I’ll try to make it a short story!
End of April I simply didn’t feel well and knew in my gut something wasn’t right.
Saturday May 3rd a 3cm tumor was discovered on my pancreas. In May & early June I had 2 procedures to determine next steps because there was no concrete evidence it was cancer.
I had a whipple procedure end of June and the tumor was cancer, stage 1b
We are GRATEFUL to report the THE TUMOR IS OUT!!! Margins were all CLEAR and 34 CLEAN LYMPH NODES!! AMEN
Chemotherapy started this past week. I will be on an every other week regimen for 6 months.
That’s it in a nutshell . . . sorry for my direct, non-Reginaese, non flowery wording. Just trying to get it out!
I ask for your prayers:
- continued complete healing
- minimal side effects
- return to normalcy
- for HIM to consume my mind when I “get in my feelings” and feel depleted & defeated.
- my friends Neena, Logan, Rebecca, & Jennifer all fighting & winning their battles w cancer.
- that God will use me to bless another in a similar trial.
Praising God for:
- his creativity - that’s a whole story in itself. the way He orchestrated friendships and speed of getting in w the next dr to the next dr. HE MADE A WAY and I’m confident He will continue to.
- i’ve always said I have the best of friends. from meals to cleanings to “babysitting” so Duane could return to work. YOU ARE OUR VILLAGE
So now, instead of keeping this season close because I didn’t want this to be my story, may I use this season to Honor my Creator & Great Physician and walk along someone else in love.
