“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work - 2 Corinthians 9:8”
Can you almost see it? Elvis in his Bell Bottom, Be-dazzled Jump-suit with his thick, thick “chops”, dark sunglasses, famous Greasy Lavish Do and that quivering lip? Well just about every Corner and Hotel Lobby in Vegas is covered in them and in the very short time (pending chemo continues to treat Mike well) Mike along with his Dad Kevin and Grandpa will be off to Vegas for their Yearly trip! It will be Mike’s first time to join them on this traditional trip and he is stoked! I am happy for him as well, though I will miss him SOOOOO much, I know this will be so good for his spirit and get him out of the Houston area away from The Med Center and offer a nice change of pace from that which he has become accustomed to for the past few months!
Yesterday was his 2nd chemo treatment for the lung, and he did really well with it and as we approach our full 24 hour mark on to our 48th hour, he still feels good. We pray that the side effects remain minimal (if any) like they did this last time and he will not have much downtime before the trip. (Please keep in your prayers for his continued strength.) Thus far he has become the “Super Man” in chemotherapy and is defying all odds of what we anticipated with chemo. Now I know, I know, I sometimes speak too soon in my emails, but you know, GOD has been so good to us thus far, I trust him completely that he will continue to take care of Mike with these treatments and provide him comfort and minimal pain – YES, HE is THAT Good!
Before we went in for treatment we sat in the waiting room and a lady came up to us and started to talk with us and asked Mike what type of Cancer he had. It is not uncommon for patients to be-friend each other and even family and friends of patients to be-friend one another while waiting for hours it seems sometimes between appointments…so it wasn’t strange at all, you sort of bond. She introduced herself and she too has/had Stage IV Lung Cancer. The most interesting part of the conversation was that she too had Dr. Tsao as her Oncologist. We begun to discuss how great she was! How thorough and how dedicated to the practice she is. Maggie I know had researched her and knew many things about her and from that we were very impressed. This woman though proceeded to tell us how Dr. Tsao graduated when she was 16 and achieved getting her Masters within a few years and right out of college she was called by MD Anderson to be Head of Research. (I myself have not seen any of this, but of course it does not mean it is not true and from what I know of her already, I would not doubt it!)
Anyhow, we discussed how both she (the patient) and us for Mike prayed for GOD to place us in the hands of the most skilled/educated minds and hands at MD Anderson. It is not as if though you can call up and ask the Front Desk to put you in place with the top Doctors and Surgeons and expect those results. Nope, we just had to trust that GOD would lead us and place us in the presence of these people that throughout this journey our medical care would be handled. This lady proceeded to tell us how 2 years ago, she was given a prognosis of 4 months – she had 15 tumors in her lung. This day as we sat and talked with her she informed us that she had just met with Dr. Tsao that AM, and the Cancer was GONE! (She will have to undergo a few more chemos to ensure that all is clear and clean) She said when Dr. Tsao told her this, she sat there with tears in her eyes along with the Doctor and her nurse with tears as well, with Dr. Tsao telling this patient that through this, she knows that it was because of GOD, this woman’s faith, the prayers and the positive spirits that she was surrounded by, this is what has made this possible today. I sat there in amazement and imagined this beautiful doctor, who is VERY straight (with a slight bit of sugar coating) but overall a straight-shooter, sit there and say that it was GOD. I loved this and was so thankful this patient, whom now is a friend along this journey, shared her experience with us.
Now, I do not know a lot about politics, so therefore I don’t talk about it. I don’t speak one way or another about Obama or Bush or Proposition this and that. But I do know My GOD/Our GOD and again , in the midst of our waiting to be admitted to receive Mike’s chemo, and after it being a grueling LONG day at the hospital for him (he had been there since 10:30 AM it was now 5:00 PM), I felt GOD interceding and placing yet another person in our life. A person with a success story of how their faith and trust in GOD brought them through this journey. This journey that is not always pleasant, but it is not a dead end either.
I LOVE talking about what he has done for us, what he continues to do daily and all the hope and trust I have instilled in HIM for all he has in store for Mike and I when this is over. I receive so much joy out of sharing blessings and stories with others – not just regarding Cancer, but any aspects of how HE has blessed someone in a time that they had no light at the end of your tunnel and HE was given it all to handle and take over, and HE did.
I end tonight with continue thanks as always, for all of you that reach out daily to Mike, myself and our Family. We are So very blessed to have such wonderful, caring, HUGE-hearted people in our lives that will stop at nothing to ensure that Mike is comfortable and knows that daily he is lifted up with Prayers, Loving Spirits and continued wishes for him to be cured and Cancer-Free! You ALL everyday fill us both with so much love and kindness -- this is what makes each day just that much better to wake up and take on whatever comes our way!!
We love you much and close this with Many Hugs and Kisses!!
XO Lyndie
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